Surgical and smoking history in inflammatory bowel disease: A case-control study

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Breslin, N P ^a   McDonnell, C ^a   O'Morain, C ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Crohn's disease; Smoking; Surgical; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002688664     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.3780030102     Document Type: Review

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