Anemia is associated with the risk of Crohn's disease, not ulcerative colitis: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

Anemia is a common manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but it remains unclear whether anemia is associated with the development of IBD. We assessed the risk of developing IBD in anemic patients, and stratified the results with respect to their hemoglobin concentrations. A population-b...

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Main Authors: Eun Ae Kang, Jaeyoung Chun, Jong Pil Im, Hyun Jung Lee, Kyungdo Han, Hosim Soh, Seona Park, Joo Sung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238244