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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2013; 19(2): 265-273
Published online Jan 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i2.265
Published online Jan 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i2.265
Clinical outcomes and predictive factors in oral corticosteroid-refractory active ulcerative colitis
Han Ho Jeon, Hyun Jung Lee, Hui Won Jang, Jin Young Yoon, Yoon Suk Jung, Soo Jung Park, Sung Pil Hong, Tae Il Kim, Won Ho Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
Won Ho Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
Author contributions: Jeon HH performed the data analysis and wrote the manuscript; Cheon JH had original idea on this subject, performed colonoscopy, performed the data analysis, and wrote the manuscript; Lee HJ, Jang HW, Yoon JY, Jung YS, Park SJ, Hong SP, Kim TI, and Kim WH performed colonoscopy and reviewed the manuscript critically.
Correspondence to: Jae Hee Cheon, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea. geniushee@yuhs.ac
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Received: September 14, 2012
Revised: November 13, 2012
Accepted: November 24, 2012
Published online: January 14, 2013
Revised: November 13, 2012
Accepted: November 24, 2012
Published online: January 14, 2013
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