A combination of rectal beclomethasone diproprionate and mesalazine in ulcerative proctitis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 639-640

  Guslandi, Mario ^a   Giollo, Patrizia ^a   Testoni, Pier Alberto ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; ENEMA; MESALAZINE; STEROID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCERATIVE PROCTITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BECLOMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENEMA; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MESALAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCTITIS;

EID: 42149154954     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520801908688     Document Type: Letter

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