Identification of demographic and environmental factors predisposing to ulcerative colitis in southern India

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¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 600 100, India. Email-mayank4670@rediffmail.com.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 600 100, India.

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Mayank Jain et al. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;39(6):619-620.

doi: 10.1007/s12664-020-01036-9.

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 600 100, India. Email-mayank4670@rediffmail.com.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, 600 100, India.

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Risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: A prospective multi-center study.
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