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Bone mineral density in patients diagnosed with giant cell arteritis taking glucocorticoids: a case–control study

OBJECTIVE: The standard treatment for GCA is high-dose glucocorticoids (GCs). It is unknown whether GCs are more detrimental to BMD at the spine or the hip. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GCs on BMD at the lumbar spine and hip in patients with GCA being treated with GCs. METH...

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Autores principales: Geressu, Adam, Sultan, Zain, Bukhari, Marwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9950852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36844917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad020