The absorption of low-dose methotrexate in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 569-573

  Moshkowitz, M ^a,b   Oren, R ^a   Tishler, M ^a   Konikoff, F M ^a   Graff, E ^a   Brill, S ^a   Yaron, M ^a   Gilat, T ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0030739717     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1997.00175.x     Document Type: Article

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