Inflammatory bowel disease and asthma: A
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Yilma A. Fenta; Natalia Tello; Ji A. Jung; Sang-Hwa Urm; Edward V. Loftus Jr.; B
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background: A few cross-sectional studies reported an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among asthmatics. We conducted a population-based, case-control study that applied predetermined criteria for asthma and IBD to determine whether asthma, as a T-helper 2 (Th2) condition, reduces