Colectomy and IBD. Does surgery improve survival?

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Muhammad F Dawwas. BMJ. 2007.

. 2007 Dec 1;335(7630):1109-10.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39409.417188.BE.

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Mortality in patients with and without colectomy admitted to hospital for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease: record linkage studies.
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