Clinical characteristics of colonic diverticulosis in Korea: A prospective study

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 140-146

  Song, Jung Hoon ^a   Kim, You Sun ^a   Lee, Jin Ho ^a   Ok, Kyung Sun ^a   Ryu, Soo Hyung ^a   Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   Moon, Jeong Seop ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colon; Colonoscopy; Diverticulum; Korea; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KOREA; LIPID DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COLONOSCOPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FATS; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 77954487803     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: 20056648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2010.25.2.140     Document Type: Article

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