Seasonal Variation in Flares of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenterology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 665-673

  Lewis, James D ^a,b   Aberra, Faten N ^a   Lichtenstein, Gary R ^a   Bilker, Warren B ^a   Brensinger, Colleen ^a   Strom, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WINTER;

EID: 1542287344     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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