Age Disparities in the Use of Steroid-sparing Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Corticosteroids are effective rescue therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but have significant side effects, which may be amplified in the growing population of elderly patients with IBD. We aimed to compare the use of steroids and steroid-sparing therapies (immunomodulators...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Inflammatory bowel diseases 2016-08, Vol.22 (8), p.1923-1928
Hauptverfasser:	Govani, Shail M, Wiitala, Wyndy L, Stidham, Ryan W, Saini, Sameer D, Hou, Jason K, Feagins, Linda A, Sussman, Jeremy B, Higgins, Peter D R, Waljee, Akbar K
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - adverse effects Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological Products - therapeutic use Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data Female Fractures, Bone - chemically induced Gastroenterology - statistics & numerical data Humans Immunologic Factors - therapeutic use Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - drug therapy Male Middle Aged Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies United States United States Department of Veterans Affairs - statistics & numerical data Veterans - statistics & numerical data Young Adult
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