Frequency and clinical evolution of indeterminate colitis: A retrospective multi-centre study in northern Italy

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 909-913

  Meucci, Gianmichele ^a   Bortoli, Aurora ^b   Riccioli, Federica Albini ^b   Girelli, Carlo Maria ^c   Radaelli, Franco ^a   Rivolta, Roberta ^d   Tatarella, Maria ^e  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c BUSTO ARSIZIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Indeterminate colitis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; DATA BASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0032796745     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199908000-00018     Document Type: Article

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