The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in an Israeli Arab population

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Zvidi, Ibrahim ^a,b   Fraser, Gerald M ^a,b   Niv, Yaron ^a,b   Birkenfeld, Shlomo ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Epidemiology; Family aggregation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Prevalence; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANUS DISEASE; ARAB; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARABS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; CHILD; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; MALE; MESALAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875578613     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.07.026     Document Type: Article

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