Corticosteroids for polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis

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Author:	Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH	Last Updated: May 8, 2007
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology
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