Reliability of a Crohn's disease clinical classification scheme based on disease behavior

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 228-234

  Steinhart, A Hillary ^a   Girgrah, Nigel ^a   McLeod, Robin S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease, classification; Disease behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032140047     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.3780040307     Document Type: Review

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