Azathioprine in refractory sprue

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1967-1969

  Vaidya, Achal ^a   Bolanos, Jose ^a   Berkelhammer, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICAL SPRUE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; CELIAC DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0033020076     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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