Risk of colorectal cancer among Caucasian and African American veterans with ulcerative colitis

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1011-1017

  Hou, Jason K ^a,b   Kramer, Jennifer R ^a,b   Richardson, Peter ^a,b   Mei, Minghua ^a,b   El Serag, Hashem B ^a,b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; disparity; inflammatory bowel disease; race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VETERAN;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 84861335038     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21840     Document Type: Article

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