Ramadan fasting and inflammatory bowel disease

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 239-241

  Tavakkoli, Hamid ^a,b   Haghdani, Saeid ^b   Emami, Mohammad Hassan ^a   Adilipour, Haideh ^c   Tavakkoli, Mahbobeh ^c   Tavakkoli, Monireh ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Poursina Hakim Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; IRAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; IRAN; ISLAM; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 67149140512     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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