Gastroenterology
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Development, validation, and evaluation of a pediatric ulcerative colitis activity index: a prospective multicenter study.
Colonoscopic appearance, the primary measure of disease activity in adult ulcerative colitis, is less acceptable to children. Our aim was to develop a noninvasive activity index of pediatric ulcerative colitis. ⋯ The rigorously developed PUCAI is a noninvasive, valid, highly reliable, and responsive index with which to assess disease activity in pediatric ulcerative colitis.