Repeat endoscopy affects patient management in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 722-727

  Thakkar, Kalpesh ^a   Lucia, Chantal J ^a   Ferry, George D ^a   McDuffie, Adelina ^b   Watson, Kevin ^b   Tsou, Marc ^b   Gilger, Mark A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF THE KING S DAUGHTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COLONOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 62149097589     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.111     Document Type: Article

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