The Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Ulcerative Colitis in a Northeast Brazilian Population

Introduction. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of UC in Bahia, a Brazilian state, and to identify the variables associated with extensive colitis, steroid therapy, immunosuppression, and colectomy. Methods. In this cross-sectional study UC patien...

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Published in:	BioMed research international Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors:	Santana, Genoile Oliveira, de Souza, Mariana Tinoco Lordello, Lisboa, Sonyara Rauedys Oliveira, Ribeiro, Camila Paula Oliveira, Mendes, Carlos Maurício Cardeal, Lyra, Andre Castro, da Silva, Bruno César, Portela, Renata Cavalcanti
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Brazil - epidemiology Child Colectomy - methods Colitis, Ulcerative - diagnosis Colitis, Ulcerative - epidemiology Colitis, Ulcerative - therapy Cross-Sectional Studies Diarrhea - complications Distribution Family Health Female Gastroenterology Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Inflammatory bowel disease Male Middle Aged Poisson Distribution Population Prevalence Risk Factors Rural areas Rural Population Steroids Steroids - therapeutic use Studies Tumor necrosis factor-TNF Ulcerative colitis Urban Population Weight Loss Young Adult Brazil
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