Outcome of ulcerative colitis after treatment with transdermal nicotine

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 513-515

  Guslandi, Mario ^a   Tittobello, Alberto ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Relapses; Transdermal nicotine; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; GLUCOCORTICOID; MESALAZINE; NICOTINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0031747032     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199806000-00014     Document Type: Article

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