Association between diverticular disease and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a 13-year nationwide population-based cohort study

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1863-1867

  Leganger, Julie ^a   Søborg, Marie Louise Kulas ^a   Mortensen, Laura Quitzau ^a   Gregersen, Rasmus ^a   Rosenberg, Jacob ^a   Burcharth, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diverticular disease; Ehlers Danlos syndrome; Mortality; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE DIVERTICULOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COMPLICATION; DENMARK; DIVERTICULITIS; HOSPITALIZATION;

COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DIVERTICULITIS; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84986270370     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-016-2650-2     Document Type: Article

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