Infliximab: the evidence for its place in therapy in ulcerative colitis.

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Published in Core Evid on February 29, 2008

Authors

Gert Van Assche1, Séverine Vermeire, Paul Rutgeerts

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Leuven Hospitals, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

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