Rising incidence and prevalence of Crohn's disease in Asia: Is it apparent or real?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 929-931

  Makharia, Govind K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; ASIA; CHINA; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENT; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INDIA; JAPAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 33744733420     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04471.x     Document Type: Editorial

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