Study design biases in pancreatic inflammatory diseases

Gut

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1778-1779

  Cavestro, Giulia Martina ^a   Mariani, Alberto ^a   Singh, Satish K ^b   Arcidiacono, Paolo Giorgio ^a   Testoni, Pier Alberto ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY SIZE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEREDITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL BIAS; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PANCREATITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; STUDY DESIGN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATITIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84868700526     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: 14683288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302337     Document Type: Letter

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