Open AccessEnvironmental factors in inflammatory bowel disease: A case-control study based on a Danish inception cohort
Author(s) -
Tanja Stenbæk Hansen,
Tine Jess,
Ida Vind,
Margarita Elkjær,
Malene Fey Nielsen,
Michael Gamborg,
Pia Munkholm
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of crohn s and colitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.277
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1876-4479
pISSN - 1873-9946
DOI - 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.05.010
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , danish , cohort , cohort study , crohn's disease , disease , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy
The role of environmental factors in development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains uncertain. The aim of the present study was to assess a number of formerly suggested environmental factors in a case-control study of an unselected and recently diagnosed group of patients with IBD and a control group of orthopaedic patients.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom