Identification of Environmental Factors Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Southwestern Highland Region of China: A Nested Case-Control Study.

BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine environmental factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Yunnan Province, a southwestern highland region of China. METHODS:In this nested case-control study, newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis (UC) cases in 2 cities in Yunnan Province...

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Main Authors: Junkun Niu, Jiarong Miao, Yuan Tang, Qiong Nan, Yan Liu, Gang Yang, Xiangqian Dong, Qi Huang, Shuxian Xia, Kunhua Wang, Yinglei Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4829194?pdf=render