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Predictors of corticosteroid-dependent and corticosteroid-refractory inflammatory bowel disease: analysis of a Chinese cohort study.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 15 Apr 2009
Chow D K L, Sung J J Y, Tsoi K K F, Wong V W S, Wu J C Y, Leong R W L, Chan F K L
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BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who are corticosteroid-dependent or -refractory are at higher risk of developing disease- and treatment-related complications. AIMS: To identify retrospectively clinical factors present at diagnosis that predict the occurrence of corticosteroid dependency and refractoriness in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. METHODS: A total of...
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