Diet, ageing and genetic factors in the pathogenesis of diverticular disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2479-2488

  Commane, Daniel Martin ^a   Arasaradnam, Ramesh Pulendran ^a,b   Mills, Sarah ^c   Mathers, John Cummings ^a   Bradburn, Mike ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colon; Dietary factors; Diverticular disease; Genetics; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

AGING; COMORBIDITY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULOSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PRESSURE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; AGE; ANIMAL; COLON; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; COLON; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 67650129410     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.2479     Document Type: Review

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