Prevalence of joint hypermobility and patterns of articular manifestations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Efremidou, E ^a   Vounotrypidis, P ^a   Zezos, P ^a   Pitiakoudis, M ^a   Maltezos, E ^a   Lyratzopoulos, N ^a   Kouklakis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF ALEXANDROUPOLIS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERMOBILITY SYNDROME; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 77749295723     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/924138     Document Type: Article

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