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Crohn’s disease is difficult to assess, and a number of indices have been studied in an attempt to measure disease activity in order to predict the course of the disease and effectiveness of treatment.
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Cawthorn, S.J., Marks, C.G. (1984). A Simple Combined Clinical and Laboratory Index of Crohn’s Disease. In: Givel, JC., Saegesser, F. (eds) Colo-Proctology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95439-9_32
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