Smoking and diseases of the gastrointestinal system: An epidemiological review with special reference to sex differences

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-352

  Ashley, Mary Jane ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal diseases; Sex; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULCER HEALING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0030965692     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1997/539451     Document Type: Review

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