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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2005; 11(12): 1785-1787
Published online Mar 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1785
Incidence of ulcerative colitis in Central Greece: A prospective study
Spiros D. Ladas, Elias Mallas, Konstantinos Giorgiotis, Georgios Karamanolis, Dimitrios Trigonis, Apostolos Markadas, Vana Sipsa, Sotirios A. Raptis
Spiros D. Ladas, Sotirios A. Raptis, Dimitrios Trigonis, Apostolos Markadas, Gastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Elias Mallas, Georgios Karamanolis, Gastroenterology Unit, 2nd Department of Surgery, Athens University, Aretaieion Hospital, Athens, Greece
Konstantinos Giorgiotis, Dimitrios Trigonis, Apostolos Markadas, The Trikala Cooperative IBD Group, Trikala, Greece
Vana Sipsa, Biostatistic Laboratory, Department of Epidemiology, Athens University, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Professor Spiros D. Ladas, 23 Sisini Street, 11528 Athens, Greece. sdladas@hol.gr
Telephone: +30-210-7210213 Fax: +30-210-5326422
Received: February 23, 2004
Revised: February 24, 2004
Accepted: April 20, 2004
Published online: March 28, 2005
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