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[Clinical guidelines for the treatment of ulcerative colitis]
1Center for Digestive and Liver Diseases, Ofuna Chuo Hospital.
Abstract:
Guideline for the treatment of ulcerative colitis was originally developed as a part of group studies for the inflammatory bowel diseases in 1975, supported by Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare. It was revised almost annually by adopting newer knowledge. The outline of the latest version was presented in the text. Although recommendations within the guideline seem to be adequate, present guideline was developed based on the opinions of the experts. Future issues include standardized method in developing practice guideline with emphasis on clinical evidence, in order to maintain scientific validity.
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