Endoscopic and histologic healing of Crohn's (ileo-) colitis with azathioprine

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 667-671

  D'Haens, G ^a   Geboes, K ^a   Rutgeerts, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLON CROHN DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032723990     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)80017-0     Document Type: Article

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