Protective effect of appendectomy on the development of ulcerative colitis. A case-control study;Effet protecteur de l'appendicectomie contre la rectocolite hémorragique: Etude cas-témoins

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 239-242

  Uzan, Alexandra ^a   Jolly, Damien ^a   Berger, Elisabeth ^a   Diebold, Marie Danielle ^a   Geoffroy, Patrick ^a   Renard, Pascal ^a   Vandromme, Luc ^b   Bourgeois, Laurence ^b   Ramaholimihaso, Fidy ^c   Bouché, Olivier ^d   Zeitoun, Paul ^a   Cadiot, Guillaume ^a,d   Thiéfin, Gérard ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b Clinique Saint Vincent   (France)

^c Clinique Courlancy   (France)

^d Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Tonsillectomy; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; TELEPHONE; TONSILLECTOMY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0034995624     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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