History of medical hospitalization predicts future need for colectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis
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- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Vol. 15 (2) , 176-181
Abstract
Background. Patients who require hospitalization for the management of ulcerative colitis (UC) may represent a subset with severe disease. These patientKeywords
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