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Population-based cases control study of inflammatory bowel disease risk factors.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Feb 2010
Gearry Richard B, Richardson Ann K, Frampton Christopher M, Dodgshun Andrew J, Barclay Murray L
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: The rapid increase in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) incidence confirms the importance of environment in its etiology. We aimed to assess the role of childhood and other environmental risk factors in IBD. METHODS: A population-based case-control study was carried out in Canterbury, New Zealand. Participants comprised 638 prevalent Crohn's disease (CD) cases, 653 prevalent ulcerative colitis...
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