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SUBMITTER: Dutta AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4716022 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dutta Amit Kumar AK Chacko Ashok A
World journal of gastroenterology 20160101 3
Numerous environmental factors have been linked with inflammatory bowel disease. These include smoking, diet, hygiene, drugs, geographical and psychosocial factors. These factors may either increase the risk of or protect against developing this condition and can also affect the course of illness in a positive or negative manner. A number of studies have examined the influence of environmental factors on inflammatory bowel diseases as a whole as well as on ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease ...[more]