Transdermal nicotine compared with oral prednisolone therapy for active ulcerative colitis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 769-776

  Thomas, Gareth A O ^a   Rhodes, John ^a   Ragunath, Krishnaraj ^b   Mani, Venk ^b   Williams, Geraint T ^c   Newcombe, Robert G ^c   Russel, Michael A H ^d   Feyerabend, Colin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b Leigh Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e New Cross Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nicotine; Prednisolone; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

GANGLION STIMULATING AGENT; MESALAZINE; NICOTINE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREMOR; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VERTIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; COTININE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; PREDNISOLONE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029835749     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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