Long-term treatment of Crohn's disease with methotrexate, or, why's a nice drug like you still a wannabe in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease?

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1619-1620

  Kozarek, R A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; OLSALAZINE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

COLON CROHN DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

EID: 0033944528     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00974-6     Document Type: Editorial

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