The association of cigarette smoking with a high risk of recurrence after ileocolonic resection for ileocecal Crohn's disease

Surgery Today

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 579-580

  Yamamoto, Takayuki ^a,b   Keighley, Michael R B ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Recurrence; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032971406     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02482360     Document Type: Article

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