Crohns disease in a Saudi outpatient population: Is it still rare

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-116

  Al Mofarreh, Mohammad A ^a   Al Mofleh, Ibrahim A ^b   Al Teimi, Ibrahim N ^c   Al Jebreen, Abdulrahman M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Crohn s disease; Increasing trend; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANUS DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PERIANAL MYCOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 64149093217     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.45357     Document Type: Article

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