Prevalence and demographic characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease in Cartagena, Colombia;Prevalencia y características demográficas de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal en Cartagena, Colombia

Revista Colombiana de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-111

  de Jesús Yepes Barreto, Ismael ^a   Carmona, Rafael ^b   Díaz, Fela ^c   Marín Jiménez, Ignacio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b Madre Bernarda Hospital   (Colombia)

^c Clínica Comfamiliar   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; South america; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650786281     PISSN: 01209957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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