Risk of acute pancreatitis in users of azathioprine: A population-based case-control study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1305-1308

  Floyd, Andrea ^a   Pedersen, Lars ^b   Nielsen, Gunnar Lauge ^b   Thorlacius Ussing, Ole ^b   Sorensen, Henrik Toft ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037635275     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(03)00233-8     Document Type: Article

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