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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2005; 11(45): 7118-7121
Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7118
Usefulness of ω-3 fatty acid supplementation in addition to mesalazine in maintaining remission in pediatric Crohn's disease: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
C Romano, S Cucchiara, A Barabino, V Annese, C Sferlazzas, SIGENP Italian Study Group of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
C Romano, Pediatric Department, University of Messina, Italy
S Cucchiara, University “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy
A Barabino, IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
V Annese, IRCCS, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
C Sferlazzas, University of Messina, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Claudio Romano, MD, Pediatric Department, University of Messina, Italy. romanoc@unime.it
Telephone: +39-0902212918 Fax: +39-0902213788
Received: February 15, 2005
Revised: April 1, 2005
Accepted: April 2, 2005
Published online: December 7, 2005
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