Pilot trial of nicotine patches as an alternative to corticosteroids in ulcerative colitis

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 627-629

  Guslandi, Mario ^a   Tittobello, Alberto ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Mesalazine; Nicotine patches; Relapse; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MESALAZINE; NICOTINE; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SKIN IRRITATION; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VERTIGO; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PILOT STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AMINOSALICYLIC ACIDS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MESALAMINE; NICOTINE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029662062     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02355071     Document Type: Article

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