Editorial: Inflammatory bowel disease in Asia

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 436-438

  Leong, Rupert W L ^a   Kamm, Michael A ^a   Hu, Pin Jin ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CROHN DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; CHINESE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; JAPAN; MALAY (PEOPLE); MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

ASIA; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77649208488     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06256.x     Document Type: Editorial

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