Perinatal exposure to measles virus is not associated with the development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 104-106

  Pardi, Darrell S ^a   Tremaine, William J ^a,b   Sandborn, William J ^a   Loftus Jr , Edward V ^a   Poland, Gregory A ^a   Melton III, L Joseph ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Foundation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Measles virus; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TIME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033127812     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00054725-199905000-00006     Document Type: Article

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