Steroid-Dependent Crohn’s Disease

Placebo controlled trials have demonstrated that a tapering course of corticosteroids is an effective therapy for active Crohn’s disease. A populationbased study of 109 patients with Crohn’s disease undergoing their first course of corticosteroids showed that, at the end of one year, 44% of patients...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: William J Sandborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/513130