Diagnosing and treating pediatric Crohn's disease patients : is there a differ- ence between adult and pediatric gastroenterologist's practices ? Results of the BELCRO cohort
| Journal | Volume 77 - 2014 |
| Issue | Fasc.1 - Original articles |
| Author(s) | E. De Greef, B. Maus, F. Smets, S. Van Biervliet, J.M. Mahachie John, K. Van Steen, G. Veereman |
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| (1) Pediatric Gastroenterology, Queen Paola children's hospital, Antwerp, Belgium ; (2) Pediatric Gastroenterology, UZB, Brussels, Belgium ; (3) Systems and Modeling Unit, Montefiore Institute, ULG, Liège, Belgium ; (4) Bioinformatics and Modeling, GIGA-R, ULG, Liège, Belgium ; (5) Pediatric Gastroenterology, Université catholique de Louvain, Cliniques universitaires St Luc, Brussels, Belgium ; (6) Pediatric Gastroenterology, UZ Gent, Belgium. |
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In many countries the cut off age for pediatric care lies between 15-18 y of age (1). Above that age, patients are transferred to gastroenterologists for adult patients. Ad- equate transition for these patients has been the subject of many publications (1-3). Even though pediatric Crohn's disease (CD) patients differ from adults (4), there is often a grey zone for teenagers, whom gastroenterologists ac- cept under their care. |
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