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Cortisone in Ulcerative Colitis
BMJ · 1955 · Vol. 2(4947) · pp. 1041–1048
S. C. Truelove✉(Medical Research Council)L. J. Witts(University of Oxford)
Abstract
In a preliminary report (Truelove and Witts, 1954) we have given the immediate results of a controlled trial of cortisone in the treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis.
Microscopic ColitisUlcerative colitisCortisoneMedicineColitisGastroenterologyInternal medicineDisease
MeSH terms
ColitisColitis, UlcerativeCortisone
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- Medical Research Council
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Cortisone in Ulcerative Colitis
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