The changing trend of diverticular disease in a developing Nation

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 312-316

  Fong, S S ^a   Tan, E Y ^a   Foo, A ^a   Sim, R ^a   Cheong, D M O ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diverticular disease; Epidemiology; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIVERTICULOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BARIUM SULFATE; CECUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 79951546885     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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