Crohn's disease in Tuzla region of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A 12-year study (1995-2006)

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 957-964

  Pavlovic Calic, Nada ^a   Salkic, Nermin N ^a,b   Gegic, Adnan ^a   Smajic, Midhat ^a   Alibegovic, Ervin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTRE TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b NONE   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Crohn's disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51449106114     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-008-0493-1     Document Type: Article

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