A population-based study of the frequency of corticosteroid resistance and dependence in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
β Scribed by Jeanne Tung; Edward V. Loftus Jr; Deborah K. Freese; Mounif El-Youssef; Alan R. Zinsmeister; L. Joseph Melton III; W. Scott Harmsen; William J. Sandborn; William A. Faubion Jr
- Book ID
- 110087442
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 227 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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