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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2022;33(1):102-5
Kinetics of Mononuclear Cell Subpopulations in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis During the Acute Phase of the Disease: The Role of Steroids
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1Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

2Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Centre for Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Athens, Greece
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