title: Can early anti-TNF-α treatment be an effective therapeutic strategy in children with Crohn's disease?
authors.affiliation: Division of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology, and Nutrition Connecticut Children's Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hyams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: C439524:TNF protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
keywords: Crohn's disease; anti-TNF; children; growth