Second Korean guidelines for the management of ulcerative colitis

Intestinal Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 7-37

  Choi, Chang Hwan ^a   Moon, Won ^b   Kim, You Sun ^c   Kim, Eun Soo ^d   Lee, Bo In ^e   Jung, Yunho ^f   Yoon, Yong Sik ^g   Lee, Heeyoung ^h   Park, Dong Il ⁱ   Han, Dong Soo ^j  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Kosin School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^f Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁱ School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Colitis; Disease management; Guidelines; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012993485     PISSN: 15989100     EISSN: 22881956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5217/ir.2017.15.1.7     Document Type: Review

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