Asian ethnic origin and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 543-546

  Montgomery, S M ^a   Morris, D L ^a   Pounder, R E ^a   Wakefield, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asians; BCS70; Crohn's disease; IBD; Prevalence; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; CROWDING; DATA ANALYSIS; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033030382     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199905000-00013     Document Type: Article

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