Microscopic Colitis: Pathologic Considerations, Changing Dogma

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Robert, Marie E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagenous colitis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Lymphocytic colitis; Microscopic colitis

Indexed keywords

COLITIS; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENTERITIS; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 2142751583     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000124027.92823.b5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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