Ulcerative colitis practice guidelines in adults

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-211

  Kornbluth, Asher ^a,b   Sachar, David B ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MESALAZINE; OLSALAZINE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COLECTOMY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 0031050776     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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