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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2008; 14(36): 5512-5518
Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5512
Published online Sep 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5512
Are we giving azathioprine too late? The case for early immunomodulation in inflammatory bowel disease
María Josefina Etchevers, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Posadas, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic i Provincial/IDIBAPS, Barcelona, CIBER Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Spain
Montserrat Aceituno, Miquel Sans, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic i Provincial/IDIBAPS, Barcelona, CIBER Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Spain
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work.
Supported by Grants from Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (SAF2005-00280) to MS
Correspondence to: Miquel Sans, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, 170 Villarroel St., 08036 Barcelona, Spain. msans@clinic.ub.es
Telephone: +34-93-2275418 Fax: +34-93-2279387
Received: August 18, 2008
Revised: August 26, 2008
Accepted: September 2, 2008
Published online: September 28, 2008
Revised: August 26, 2008
Accepted: September 2, 2008
Published online: September 28, 2008
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