Melanosis coli in inflammatory bowel disease

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-170

  Pardi, Darrell S ^a  

^a Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Laxatives; Melanosis coli; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CATHARTICS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031947224     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199804000-00003     Document Type: Article

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