Appendectomy, smoking habits and the risk of developing ulcerative colitis: A case control study in private practice setting

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-497

  De Saussure, Philippe ^a   Clerson, Pierre ^b   Prost, Pierre Louis ^c   Truong Tan, Nghiep ^d   Bouhnik, Yoram ^e   Gil Rch, ^f  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Cascade Pharma   (France)

^c Orgametrie   (France)

^d Lab de Tech Cellulaire   (France)

^e BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Groupe des Gastroentérologues Investigateurs Libéraux Sur la RCH   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 34249944732     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-8320(07)89417-6     Document Type: Article

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