Immunological tests to monitor inflammatory bowel disease - Have they delivered yet?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 295-297

  Cronin, C C ^a   Shanahan, F ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

COLON DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0032432302     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9270(98)80045-2     Document Type: Editorial

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