Does obesity complicate inflammatory bowel diseases?

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1041-

  Nascimento, Ana Tieko Meyer ^a   Rocha, Raquel ^a   Santana, Genoile Oliveira ^a   Coqueiro, Fernanda Gomes ^a   Lyra, Andre Castro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABSCESS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; ENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEATING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ABSCESS; ANUS DISEASES; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84869097237     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.06.008     Document Type: Letter

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