Arthritis associated with ulcerative colitis: Our experience in Palermo

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 94-

  Geraci, A ^a   Tomasello, G ^a   Termine, S ^a   Damiani, P ^a   Alongi, G ^a   Sanfilippo, A ^a   D'Arienzo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Spondylitis; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HLA B27 ANTIGEN; RHEUMATOID FACTOR;

ARTHRITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; SACROILIITIS; SCREENING; SPONDYLITIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 75149146685     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4176/090330     Document Type: Letter

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