Assessment of Patients with Takayasu Arteritis in Routine Practice with Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score

Fatma Alibaz-Oner1, Sibel Z Aydin1, Servet Akar1

  • 1From the Department of Rheumatology Istanbul, School of Medicine, Marmara University; Department of Rheumatology, Koç University; Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul; Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University; Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir; Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Baskent University; Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.F. Alibaz-Oner, MD, Specialist in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Marmara University; S.Z. Aydin, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Koç University; S. Akar, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University; K. Aksu, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Ege University; S. Kamali, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University;E. Yucel, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Baskent University; O. Karadag, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University; H. Ozer, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Cukurova University; S. Kiraz, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University; F. Onen, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University; M. Inanc, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University; G. Keser, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Ege University; N. Akkoc, MD, Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, School of Medicine

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