Granuloma-positive Crohn's disease

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 583-587

  Freeman, Hugh J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Disease behaviour; Disease site; Granuloma; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory process; Montreal classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 35548983907     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/917649     Document Type: Article

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