Use of azathioprine for nongranulomatous ulcerative jejunoileitis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 503-506

  Enns, Robert ^a   Lay, Thomas ^a   Bridges, Ronald ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Inflammatory bowel disease; Malabsorption; Nongranulomatous ulcerative jejunoileitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELIAC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEITIS; LAPAROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; ULCER; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030869944     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1997/589581     Document Type: Article

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