Concordance for IBD among twins compared to ordinary siblings - A Norwegian population-based study

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 312-318

  Bengtson, May Bente ^a   Aamodt, Geir ^b   Vatn, Morten H ^c,d   Harris, Jennifer R ^b  

^a Medical Department   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Concordant disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ordinary siblings; Population based; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; TWINS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 77955269564     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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