Seasonal variations in the onset of ulcerative colitis

Gut

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 376-378

  Moum, B ^a,d   Aadland, E ^b   Ekbom, A ^b   Vatn, M H ^c  

^a Ostfold Sentralsykehus   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Med Dept SS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Crohn's disease; Seasonality; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0029935218     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.38.3.376     Document Type: Article

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