Epidemiology of ulcerative colitis in Israel: A survey of Israeli kibbutz settlements

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 693-698

  Niv, Yaron ^a   Abuksis, Galia ^a   Fraser, Gerald M ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033999985     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00908-9     Document Type: Article

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