Assessing activity of pediatric Crohn's disease: Which index to use?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 527-531

  Otley, A ^a   Loonen, H ^a   Parekh, N ^a   Corey, M ^a   Sherman, P M ^a   Griffiths, A M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033016819     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(99)70173-3     Document Type: Article

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