Appendicectomy, childhood hygiene, Helicobacter pylori status, and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: A case control study

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 494-498

  Duggan, A E ^a   Usmani, I ^a   Neal, K R ^a   Logan, R F A ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appendicectomy; Childhood hygiene; Helicobacter pylori; Inflammatory bowel disease; Sulphasalazine; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROPREVALENCE; TONSILLECTOMY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0031689619     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.4.494     Document Type: Article

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