Appendectomy protects against ulcerative colitis

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-207

  Derby, Laura E ^a,b   Jick, Hershel ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston Collab Drug Survlnc Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Prior appendectomy; Protective effect; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031953347     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199803000-00018     Document Type: Article

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