Year: 1954
Type: article
Abstract: There are conflicting reports of the value of cortico- trophin (A.C.T.H.) and cortisone in non-specific ulcera- tive colitis.The disease is so variable in its severity and course that a large-scale trial in which cortisone-treated and control groups are compared has been carried out to decide the issue.This therapeutic trial originally began in the Oxford region in March, 1952, with the help of the Medical Research Council, who agreed to supply cortisone.However, physicians in other regions were interested in the same subject, and the outcome was that four other regions arranged to take part in the trial, working to the same plan as had been evolved for the Oxford region.The other regions concerned were Leeds, North-west London, Birmingham, and Edinburgh.
Source: BMJ
Authors: S. C. Truelove, L. J. Witts
Language: English
Topic: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1553613620