Infliximab improves quality of life in patients with Crohn's disease

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 237-243

  Lichtenstein, Gary R ^a   Bala, Mohan ^b   Han, Chenglong ^b   DeWoody, Kimberly ^b   Schaible, Thomas ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CENTOCOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitumor necrosis factor therapy; Crohn's disease; Crohn's disease activity index; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; Infliximab; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DEFECATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG RESPONSE; EMOTION; ENERGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; WORK;

EID: 0036066936     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00054725-200207000-00001     Document Type: Article

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