Patterns of disease and surgical treatment among United States veterans more than 50 years of age with ulcerative colitis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 514-518

  Longo, Walter E ^a,b   Virgo, Katherine S ^a   Bahadursingh, Anil N ^a   Johnson, Frank E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Restorative proctocolectomy; Ulcerative colitis; United States veteran

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLEEDING; COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; PROCTOCOLITIS; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242266600     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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