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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2011; 17(6): 743-749
Published online Feb 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i6.743
Perinatal and early life risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease
Stephen E Roberts, Clare J Wotton, John G Williams, Myfanwy Griffith, Michael J Goldacre
Stephen E Roberts, John G Williams, College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, United Kingdom
Clare J Wotton, Myfanwy Griffith, Michael J Goldacre, Unit of Health-Care Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Goldacre MJ and Roberts SE designed the study; Roberts SE and Goldacre MJ reviewed the literature; Wotton CJ and Griffith M undertook the analyses; Roberts SE, Goldacre MJ and Williams JG interpreted the study findings and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by (in part) National Institute for Health Research, England, Grant No. NCCRCD ZRC/002/002/026
Correspondence to: Michael J Goldacre, Professor, Unit of Health-Care Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LF, United Kingdom. michael.goldacre@dphpc.ox.ac.uk
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Received: July 10, 2010
Revised: August 16, 2010
Accepted: August 23, 2010
Published online: February 14, 2011
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