Educational level and occupation as risk factors for inflammatory bowel diseases: A nationwide study based on hospitalizations in Sweden

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 608-615

  Li, Xinjun ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a,b   Sundquist, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Follow up study; Occupation; Standardized incidence ratios

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DATA BASE; DRIVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORKER; SWEDEN; TEXTILE WORKER; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOLLOW UP; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67650166755     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20815     Document Type: Article

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