Inflammatory bowel disease. If a patient with Crohn's disease remains in remission for 4 years with azathioprine (or mercaptopurine) , should the drug be withdrawn?
García López, S.
Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia 31(10): 704-705
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0210-5705 PMID: 19280773 Document Number: 618797
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