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Crohn's disease: increased mortality 10 years after diagnosis in a Europe-wide population based cohort.
Gut - 1 Apr 2006
Wolters F L, Russel M G, Sijbrandij J, Schouten L J, Odes S, Riis L, Munkholm P, Bodini P, O'Morain C, Mouzas I A, Tsianos E, Vermeire S, Monteiro E, Limonard C, Vatn M, Fornaciari G, Pereira S, Moum B, Stockbrügger R W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: No previous correlation between phenotype at diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) and mortality has been performed. We assessed the predictive value of phenotype at diagnosis on overall and disease related mortality in a European cohort of CD patients. METHODS: Overall and disease related mortality were recorded 10 years after diagnosis in a prospectively assembled, uniformly diagnosed European...
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