Successful treatment with clarithromycin for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica

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Ohe, Masashi (Department of General Medicine, Hokkaido Social Insurance Hospital) ;
Bohgaki, Toshiyuki (Department of Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine)

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