Inflammatory bowel disease unclassified and indeterminate colitis: The role of the pathologist

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 201-205

  Geboes, K ^a   Van Eyken, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; STEROID;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENTERITIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; COLITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 61849126322     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.059311     Document Type: Review

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