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Treatment inferred disease severity in Crohn's disease: evidence for a European gradient of disease course.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2007
Wolters Frank L, Joling Catelijne, Russel Maurice G, Sijbrandij Jildou, De Bruin Marion, Odes Selwyn, Riis Lene, Munkholm Pia, Bodini Paolo, Ryan Barbara, O'Morain Colm, Mouzas Ioannis A, Tsianos Epameinondas, Vermeire Severine, Monteiro Estela, Limonard Charles, Vatn Morten, Fornaciari Giovanni, Rodriguez Dolores, Groot Wim, Moum Bjørn, Stockbrügger Reinhold W
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OBJECTIVE: Geographic differences in disease course of Crohn's disease (CD) might possibly be related to differences in genetic and environmental factors encountered in different parts of the world. The aim of this study was to assess differences in treatment regimens within a European cohort of CD patients as a reflection of disease course, and to identify associated phenotypic risk factors at diagnosis....
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