Evaluation of the clinical course of acute attacks in patients with ulcerative colitis through the use of an activity index

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-34

  Seo, Mitsuru ^a   Okada, Mitsuo ^a   Yao, Tsuneyoshi ^b   Matake, Hiroaki ^b   Maeda, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activity index; Clinical course; Colectomy; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHILD; COLECTOMY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SULFASALAZINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036166544     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s535-002-8129-2     Document Type: Article

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