Appropriate treatment for Crohn's disease: Methodology and summary results of a multidisciplinary international expert panel approach - EPACT

Digestion

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 237-248

  Vader, J P ^a   Froehlich, F ^b,d   Juillerat, P ^b   Burnand, B ^a   Felley, C ^b   Gonvers, J J ^b   Mottet, C ^b   Pittet, V ^a   Dubois, R W ^c   Wietlisbach, V ^a   Michetti, P ^b   Caprilli, Renzo ^e   Chowers, Yehuda ^e   Gassull, Miquel ^e   Heil, Franz Josef ^e   Hommes, Daniel ^e   Munkholm, Pia ^e   O'Morain, Colm ^e   Öresland, Tom ^e   Panis, Yves ^e   Reinisch, Walter ^e   Rubin, Greg ^e   Stange, Eduard ^e   Stockbrügger, Reinhold ^e   Vucelic, Boris ^e   Windsor, Alastair ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Cerner Health Insights   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Crohn's disease, appropriateness of care; Crohn's disease, practice guidelines; Crohn's disease, quality of care; Crohn's disease, therapy; EPACT panel; RAND Appropriateness Method

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; NATALIZUMAB; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; ELEMENTAL DIET; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748989522     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095505     Document Type: Article

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