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Review
. 2006 Apr;55(4):447-9.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.080283.

Crohn's disease: why the disparity in mortality?

E V Loftus Jr  1
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Review

Crohn's disease: why the disparity in mortality?

E V Loftus Jr. Gut. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

There has been no significant decrease in mortality in patients with Crohn's disease over the last several decades

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  • Crohn's disease: increased mortality 10 years after diagnosis in a Europe-wide population based cohort.
    Wolters FL, Russel MG, Sijbrandij J, Schouten LJ, Odes S, Riis L, Munkholm P, Bodini P, O'Morain C, Mouzas IA, Tsianos E, Vermeire S, Monteiro E, Limonard C, Vatn M, Fornaciari G, Pereira S, Moum B, Stockbrügger RW; European Collaborative study group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (EC-IBD). Wolters FL, et al. Gut. 2006 Apr;55(4):510-8. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.072793. Epub 2005 Sep 8. Gut. 2006. PMID: 16150857 Free PMC article.

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