Takayasu's aortitis and infliximab

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-

  El Matary, Wael ^a   Persad, Rabin ^a  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANUS FISTULA; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; AZATHIOPRINE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS;

EID: 67649950305     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.056     Document Type: Letter

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