The risk of developing Crohn's disease after an appendectomy: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2925-2931

  Kaplan, Gilaad G ^a   Jackson, Timothy ^b   Sands, Bruce E ^c   Frisch, Morten ^d   Andersson, Roland E ^e,f   Korzenik, Joshua ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^e RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

APPENDECTOMY; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55349129210     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02118.x     Document Type: Article

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