The natural history of ulcerative proctitis: A multicenter, retrospective study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 469-473

  Meucci, Gianmichele ^a   Vecchi, Maurizio ^b   Astegiano, Marco ^c   Beretta, Luigi ^d   Cesari, Pietro ^e   Dizioli, Paolo ^f   Ferraris, Luca ^g   Panelli, Maria Rita ^d   Prada, Alberto ^h   Sostegni, Raffaello ^c   De Franchis, Roberto ^b  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Casa di Cura Poliambulanza   (Italy)

^f CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^h RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON, SIGMOID; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROCTITIS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STEROIDS;

EID: 0033952947     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00829-1     Document Type: Article

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