Relation of body mass index to risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease amongst women in the Danish National Birth Cohort.
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| Abstract | :
Crohn's disease (CD) has traditionally been associated with weight loss and low BMI, yet paradoxically obesity has recently been suggested as a risk factor for CD, but not for ulcerative colitis (UC). We therefore hypothesized that the relation between BMI and CD is U shaped. |
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| Journal | :
PloS one
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13
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1
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e0190600
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| Date Published | :
2018
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| URL | :
http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190600
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| DOI | :
10.1371/journal.pone.0190600
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| Short Title | :
PLoS One
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