Background: Known genetic loci account for less than 25% of the risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggesting a potential role for environmental triggers. The association between ambient air pollution and IBD hospitalizations has not been previously studied. Methods: Data from the Wisconsin
Air pollution and the inflammatory bowel diseases
β Scribed by Gilaad Kaplan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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