With the increasingly widespread use of immunosuppressive and biologic agents for the treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis come concerns about potential long-term consequences of such therapies. Disentangling the potential confounding effects of the underlying disease, its extent, sev
Lymphoma in inflammatory bowel disease
โ Scribed by Adrian J. Greenstein; Gerard E. Mullin; James A. Strauchen; Tomas Heimann; Henry D. Janowitz; Arthur H. Aufses Jr; David B. Sachar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 481 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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