Ulcerative colitis in the Tuzla region of Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1995 and 2006: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-353

  Salkic, Nermin N ^a   Pavlovic Calic, Nada ^a   Gegic, Adnan ^a   Jovanovic, Predrag ^a   Basic, Mirela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTRE TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Epidemiology; Incidence; Inflammatory bowel disease; Prevalence; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649136467     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32832bfe05     Document Type: Article

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