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
Surgical and smoking history in inflammatory bowel disease: A case—control study
✍ Scribed by Dr. N. P. Breslin; C. McDonnell; C O'Morain
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1078-0998
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