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Review
. 2016 Jun;65(6):889-93.
doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-311003. Epub 2016 Mar 23.

The continuing uncertainty about cancer risk in inflammatory bowel disease

Hans-Olov Adami  1 , Michael Bretthauer  2 , Louise Emilsson  2 , Miguel A Hernán  3 , Mette Kalager  2 , Jonas F Ludvigsson  4 , Anders Ekbom  5
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Review

The continuing uncertainty about cancer risk in inflammatory bowel disease

Hans-Olov Adami et al. Gut. 2016 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COLORECTAL CANCER; CROHN'S DISEASE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS.

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