Crohn's disease in adults: Observations in a multiracial Asian population

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1435-1438

  Hilmi, Ida ^a   Tan, Y M ^a   Goh, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Multiracial Asian population; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CALCULATION; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILEUM; INDIAN; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 33645517833     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1435     Document Type: Article

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