Abdominal ultrasound in the assessment of extent and activity of Crohn's disease: Clinical significance and implication of bowel wall thickening

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1604-1609

  Maconi, G ^b   Parente, F ^b   Bollani, S ^b   Cesana, B ^b   Bianchi Porro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE WALL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; COLON; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; ILEUM; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029738675     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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