Crohn's disease in the elderly: A comparison with young adults

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-133

  Wagtmans, M J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical course; Crohn's disease; Elderly; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLECTOMY; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 0031693830     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199809000-00005     Document Type: Article

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