Appendicectomy has no beneficial effect on admission rates in patients with ulcerative colitis

Gut

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-354

  Hallas, J ^a   Gaist, D ^b   Vach, W ^b   Sorensen H T ^c  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242340453     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2003.016915     Document Type: Article

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