Journal article
Assessing disease activity in ulcerative colitis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the optimal approach to assess disease activity (i.e., biological inflammation) in ulcerative colitis (UC) by comparing patients' and physicians' rating of the disease.
METHODS: This was a prospective, multicenter, double-cohort study. The first cohort was composed of 94 children with UC (parent proxy when required) and their physicians who provided independent clinical report and global assessment of disease, …
Authors
Turner D; Griffiths AM; Mack D; Otley AR; Seow CH; Steinhart HA; Silverberg MS; Hyams J; Guyatt GH
Journal
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 651–656
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
April 2010
DOI
10.1002/ibd.21088
ISSN
1078-0998