EC-IBD: A European effort in inflammatory bowel disease

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 187-190

  Stockbrügger, Reinhold W ^a   Russel, Maurice G V M ^a   Van Blankenstein, Mark ^b   Shivananda, Shiva ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; CROHN DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 17544385593     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(00)00089-3     Document Type: Editorial

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