Evaluation of clinical patterns in ulcerative colitis: A long term follow-up

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Bresci, G ^a,b   Parisi, G ^a   Gambardella, L ^a   Banti, S ^a   Bertoni, M ^a   Rindi, G ^a   Capria, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; MESALAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCTITIS; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; ENEMA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESALAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0031371226     PISSN: 02511649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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