Inflammatory bowel disease: Re-evaluation of the diagnosis in a prospective population based study in south eastern Norway

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 328-332

  Moum, B ^a,i   Ekbom, A ^h   Vatn, M H ^b   Aadland, E ^c   Sauar, J ^e   Lygren, I ^d   Schulz, T ^f   Stray, N ^g   Fausa, O ^b  

^a Östfold Central Hospital   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f Department of Internal Medicine   (Norway)

^g DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ Medical Dept   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; diagnosis assurance; epidemiology; incidence; indeterminate colitis; ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0030989418     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.3.328     Document Type: Article

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