Thyroid disorders and inflammatory bowel diseases: Retrospective evaluation of 909 patients from an italian referral center

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-187

  Cesarini, M ^a   Angelucci, E ^a   Rivera, M ^a   Pica, R ^a   Paoluzi, P ^a   Vernia, P ^a   Corazziari, E S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERITIS; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDITIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 73949119653     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20964     Document Type: Letter

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