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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2008; 14(16): 2544-2549
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2544
Use of infliximab in the prevention and delay of colectomy in severe steroid dependant and refractory ulcerative colitis
Robert P Willert, Ian Craig Lawrance
Robert P Willert, Ian Craig Lawrance, Department of Gastroenterology, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle 6059, WA, Australia
Ian C Lawrance, University Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle 6059, WA, Australia
Correspondence to: Ian Craig Lawrance, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, The School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, T Block Fremantle Hospital, Alma Street, Fremantle 6059, WA, Australia. ilawranc@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
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Received: August 14, 2007
Revised: March 10, 2008
Published online: April 28, 2008
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