Letter: Azathioprine-induced pancreatitis and subsequent tolerance of mercaptopurine - Authors' reply

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 440-441

  Kennedy, N A ^a,b   Lees, C W ^a,b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; LETTER; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE;

EID: 84892871881     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12602     Document Type: Letter

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