Journal article
Development, Validation, and Evaluation of a Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Colonoscopic appearance, the primary measure of disease activity in adult ulcerative colitis, is less acceptable to children. Our aim was to develop a noninvasive activity index of pediatric ulcerative colitis.
METHODS: Item selection was performed judgmentally using a Delphi group of 36 experts in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Item weighting was performed by regression modeling using a prospective cohort of 157 …
Authors
Turner D; Otley AR; Mack D; Hyams J; de Bruijne J; Uusoue K; Walters TD; Zachos M; Mamula P; Beaton DE
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 133, No. 2, pp. 423–432
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2007
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.029
ISSN
0016-5085