Changing epidemiology: Does it increase our understanding?

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-11

  Humes, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence; Mortality; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; DIET; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LIFESTYLE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; HUMANS;

EID: 84861083685     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335692     Document Type: Article

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