Risk Factors for Ulcerative Colitis in Shahrekord, Iran: A Case-Control Study

Risk Factors for Ulcerative Colitis in Shahrekord, Iran: A Case-Control Study

Background and aims: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) which involves the rectum and colonic mucosa, and is often constantly expanding. Few data are available on risk factors in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigat...

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Main Authors: Hamid Gheibipour, Ghorbanali Rahimian, Ali Ahmadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Epidemiologic Research
Subjects:
ulcerative colitis
inflammatory bowel disease
risk factors
case-control
Online Access:http://ijer.skums.ac.ir/article_37350_249dbff1772df114d1a155e8bc393baa.pdf

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