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Changes in Crohn's disease phenotype over time in the Chinese population: validation of the Montreal classification system.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Apr 2008
Chow Dorothy K L, Leong Rupert W L, Lai Larry H, Wong Grace L H, Leung Wai-Keung, Chan Francis K L, Sung Joseph J Y
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BACKGROUND: Phenotypic evolution of Crohn's disease occurs in whites but has never been described in other populations. The Montreal classification may describe phenotypes more precisely. The aim of this study was to validate the Montreal classification through a longitudinal sensitivity analysis in detecting phenotypic variation compared to the Vienna classification. METHODS: This was a retrospective...
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