Cyclosporine and 6-mercaptopurine for active, refractory Crohn's colitis in children

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1355-1359

  Mahdi, Gamal ^a   Israel, David M ^a   Hassall, Eric ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CROHN DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; ELEMENTAL DIET; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEADACHE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROHN DISEASE; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030018574     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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