Severity and extent of ulcerative colitis: Role of C-reactive protein [4]

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-47

  Chouhan, Suman ^a   Gahlot, Sushila ^a   Pokharna, R K ^a,b   Mathur, K C ^a   Saini, Kuldeep ^a   Pal, Mahender ^a  

^a S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b III/8 Medical College Campus ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

BARIUM ENEMA; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LETTER; PATIENT MONITORING; REMISSION; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33744462863     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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