Correlation of various Crohn's disease activity indexes in subgroups of patients with primarily inflammatory or fibrostenosing clinical characteristics

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-43

  Papi, Claudio ^a,b   Ciaco, Antonio ^a   Bianchi, Marco ^a   Montanti, Stefania ^a   Koch, Maurizio ^a   Capurso, Lucio ^a  

^a Azienda Complesso Ospedaliero S F ^*  (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activity indexes; Crohn's disease; Laboratory tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE STENOSIS; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030016351     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199607000-00011     Document Type: Article

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