Ulcerative colitis in Taiwan: A potentially rising burden

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 247-248

  Lu, Ching Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; TAIWAN; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84862550448     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.04.011     Document Type: Editorial

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