Changes in Extent of Ulcerative Colitis: A Study on the Course and Prognostic Factors

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 260-266

  Langholz, E ^a   Munkholm, P ^a   Davidsen, M ^a   Nielsen, O H ^a   Binder, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disease course; Disease extent; Multivariate analysis; Prognosis; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COLECTOMY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029875942     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529609004876     Document Type: Article

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