Editorial: Lessons from geographic mapping of IBD in France

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 804-806

  Green, Chris ^a   Bernstein, Charles N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROHN DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; URBAN AREA; GEOGRAPHY; NOTE;

FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES;

EID: 77950647552     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21115     Document Type: Editorial

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