Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for colonic diverticulosis

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 420-425

  Sharara, Ala I ^a   El Halabi, Mustapha M ^a   Mansour, Nabil M ^a   Malli, Ahmad ^a   Ghaith, Ola A ^a   Hashash, Jana G ^a   Maasri, Karim ^a   Soweid, Assaad ^a   Barada, Kassem ^a   Mourad, Fadi H ^a   El Zahabi, Lara ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

age; colon; diverticular disease; ethanol; intestine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84876411676     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31826be847     Document Type: Article

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