Appendectomy and the development of ulcerative colitis: Results of a metaanalysis of published case-control studies

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 171-176

  Koutroubakis, I E ^a   Vlachonikolis, I G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA BASE; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SMOKING HABIT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

APPENDECTOMY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033989184     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00739-X     Document Type: Article

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