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Incidence of Ulcerative Colitis in the Elderly

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    Jungsik Song MD, Michelle Swekla MD, Stephen Hoffmann MD & Steven Fine MD

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Song, J., Swekla, M., Hoffmann, S. et al. Incidence of Ulcerative Colitis in the Elderly. Dig Dis Sci 51, 1277 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-8048-1

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