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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2009; 15(28): 3504-3510
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3504
Perianal disease, small bowel disease, smoking, prior steroid or early azathioprine/biological therapy are predictors of disease behavior change in patients with Crohn’s disease
Peter Laszlo Lakatos, Zsofia Czegledi, Tamas Szamosi, Janos Banai, Gyula David, Ferenc Zsigmond, Tunde Pandur, Zsuzsanna Erdelyi, Orsolya Gemela, Janos Papp, Laszlo Lakatos
Peter Laszlo Lakatos, Tamas Szamosi, Orsolya Gemela, Janos Papp, 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
Zsofia Czegledi, Tamas Szamosi, Janos Banai, Ferenc Zsigmond, Department of Gastroenterology, State Health Center, H-1062 Budapest, Hungary
Gyula David, Tunde Pandur, Zsuzsanna Erdelyi, Laszlo Lakatos, 1st Department of Medicine, Csolnoky F. County Hospital, HH8201-Veszprem, Hungary
Author contributions: Lakatos PL designed the study, collected and analyzed the data, supervised the collection, validation of patients and wrote the manuscript; Szamosi T collected the data, supervised the collection, validation of patients, and participated in writing the manuscript; Gemela O, Papp J, Banai J, Czegledi Z, Zsigmond F, David G, Pandur T, Erdelyi Z, Lakatos L collected the data and revised the manuscript; All authors have approved the final draft submitted.
Correspondence to: Peter Laszlo Lakatos, MD, PhD, 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Koranyi str. 2/A, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary. kislakpet@bel1.sote.hu
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Received: March 2, 2009
Revised: June 15, 2009
Accepted: June 22, 2009
Published online: July 28, 2009
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