Combination therapy of infliximab and azathioprine reduces disease progression in Crohn's disease
✍ Scribed by S. Din; C.J. Cochrane; C.L. Noble; J. Satsangi; I.D.R. Arnott
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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✦ Synopsis
FIGURE 1. Disease progression. Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrating disease progression over the follow-up period between the groups.
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