Colonoscopy and technetium-99m white cell scan in children with suspected inflammatory bowel disease

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 727-732

  Cucchiara, Salvatore ^a   Celentano, Luigi ^a   De Magistris, Tiziana M ^a   Montisci, Antonella ^a   Iula, Vita D ^a   Fecarotta, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033511138     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(99)70092-2     Document Type: Article

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