Increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease in women with endometriosis: A nationwide Danish cohort study

Gut

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1279-1283

  Jess, Tine ^a   Frisch, Morten ^a   Jørgensen, Kristian Tore ^a   Pedersen, Bo Vestergaard ^a   Nielsen, Nete Munk ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DANISH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENTERITIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DENMARK; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864966766     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: 14683288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2011-301095     Document Type: Article

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