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Identification of demographic and environmental factors predisposing to ulcerative colitis in southern India

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    Mayank Jain & Jayanthi Venkataraman

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Jain, M., Venkataraman, J. Identification of demographic and environmental factors predisposing to ulcerative colitis in southern India. Indian J Gastroenterol 39, 619–620 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-020-01036-9

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