Nicotine treatment for ulcerative colitis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-484

  Guslandi, M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enemas; Nicotine; Transdermal patches; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ENEMA; MESALAZINE; NICOTINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID; TROMETAMOL;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SLEEP DISORDER; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VERTIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; ENEMA; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; HUMANS; NICOTINE;

EID: 0032865549     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00039.x     Document Type: Review

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