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17 Enrollment Survey, April 1998 - February 2000.
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27 This information is an estimate derived from the use of information under license from IMS National Prescription data for the 12-month period ending February 2007. IMS expressly reserves all rights, including rights of copying, distribution, and republication.
28 IMS National Prescription data, 1992-July 2006.
2 Wilson, Jean D. ed. Harrison's Principals of Internal Medicine, 12th ed. Volume 2. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1991; 1641-2.
3 Hanaurer et al. "The definition, diagnosis and treatment of moderate ulcerative colitis." Proceedings of a roundtable. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Center for Continuing Medical Education and IMED Communications: 2005.
4 Kornbluth A., Sachar, D. Ulcerative colitis practice guidelines in adults (update). American College of Gastroenterology, Practice Parameters Committee. Am. J. Gastroenterol 2004; 99, 1371-1385.
5 Stein S, Rood R. Inflammatory Bowel Disease, a Guide for Patients and their Families. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven; 1999:31.
6 Miner, Philip B. "Clinical Features, Course, Laboratory Findings, and Complications in Ulcerative Colitis." Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Fifth Edition. ed. Joseph B. Kirsner. Chicago: W.B. Saunders Company, 2000. pg. 301.
7 Lichtman, Steven N. and Sartor, R. Balfour. "Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Clinical Aspects and Natural History. Inflammatory Bowel Disease From Bench to Bedside, Ed. Targan, Stephan R. and Fergus Shanahan. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 1994. 326.
8 Levine, Joel B. "Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 5th Edition. Ed. Kirsner, Joseph B. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 2000; 401-402.
9 CCFA. "Bringing light to the risk of colorectal cancer among Crohn's and ulcerative colitis patients. Available at: http://www.ccfa.org/frameviewer/?url=/media/pdf/crcbrochure06.pdf. Accessed April 16, 2007.
10 Ahnen, DJ. Gastrointestinal malignancies in inflammatory bowel disease. In: Kirsner, JB, ed. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 5th ed. Chicago, Il: W.B. Saunders Company; 2000:382.
11 American Cancer Society. "What Causes Colorectal Cancer?" Available at: http://www.CCFA.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_2X_What_Causes_Colorectal_Cancer.asp?sitearea. Accessed April 16, 2007.
12 Lee, D. "Colon Cancer". MedicineNEt.com. Available at: http://www.medicinenet.com/colon_cancer/article.htm. Accessed April 16, 2007.
13 Glickman, Robert M. "Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease." Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Ed. Wilson, Jean D. et al. 12th ed. Volume 2. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1991. 1269.
14 Saibil, Fred MD. Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to Know. New York: Firefly Books, 1997; 9-10.
15 Yang, Huiying, and Jerome I. Rotter. "Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Bench to Bedside. Ed. Targan, Stephan R. et al. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins. 1994; 32-35, 55.
16 Yang, Huiying, and Jerome I. Rotter. "The Genetics of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease." Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Fifth Edition. ed. Joseph B. Kirsner. Chicago: W.B. Saunders Company, 2000; pp. 250-252.
17 Enrollment Survey, April 1998 - February 2000.
18 Margolis, Simeon and Hamilton Moses III. The Johns Hopkins Medical Handbook. New York: Rebus, distributed by Random House, 1992.196.
19 Mower G. et. al., Disease-related worries and concerns: a study on out-patients with inflammatory bowel disease. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 1995; 7: 853-858.
20 Hanan, Ira M. "Fertility and Pregnancy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Inflammatory Bowel Disease From Bench to Bedside, Ed. Targan, Stephan R. and Fergus Shanahan. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 1994. 695.
21 Hanauer, Stephen B. and Kane, Sunanda V. "The Pharmacology of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 5th Edition. Ed. Kirsner, Joseph B. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 2000; 513.
22 Willoughby C. P., Truelove S. C. "Ulcerative Colitis and pregnancy" GUT. 1980; 21: 469-474.
23 Beers MH, Porter RS et al, eds. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. 18th ed. Whitehouse station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories: 2006:Chapter 302. Available at: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec20/ch302/ch302b.html. Accessed April 16, 2007.
24 American Demographics, Jan 1993
25 The Intimate Relationship of Sex and IBD, Foundation Focus, Summer, 1998.
26 Scrimshaw, N.S., and Murray, E.B. "The acceptability of milk and milk products in populations with a high prevalence of lactose intolerance." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1988; 48:1083-1159.
27 This information is an estimate derived from the use of information under license from IMS National Prescription data for the 12-month period ending February 2007. IMS expressly reserves all rights, including rights of copying, distribution, and republication.
28 IMS National Prescription data, 1992-July 2006.
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