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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2009; 15(8): 927-935
Published online Feb 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.927
Published online Feb 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.927
Hospitalized ulcerative colitis patients have an elevated risk of thromboembolic events
Jennifer Y Wang, Madhulika G Varma, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA 94143, United States
Jonathan P Terdiman, Tracy Minichiello, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA 94143, United States
Eric Vittinghoff, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco CA 94143, United States
Author contributions: Wang JY, Terdiman JP, Vittinghoff E, Minichiello T, Varma MG designed the research and wrote the manuscript; Wang JY and Vittinghoff E analyzed the data.
Correspondence to: Dr. Madhulika G Varma, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 2330 Post Street Suite 260, Box 0144, San Francisco CA 94143, United States. varmam@surgery.ucsf.edu
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Received: May 5, 2008
Revised: May 28, 2008
Accepted: June 5, 2008
Published online: February 28, 2009
Revised: May 28, 2008
Accepted: June 5, 2008
Published online: February 28, 2009
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