Pathology of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD): Variability with time and treatment

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 2-12

  Geboes, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activity; Crohn's disease; Diagnosis; Treatment; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AZATHIOPRINE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; INFLIXIMAB; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MERCAPTOPURINE; PREDNISOLONE; ROPIVACAINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE INJURY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TIME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0034882324     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2001.00187.x     Document Type: Review

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