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Original Article

The epidemiology of microscopic colitis: a 10-year pathology-based nationwide Danish cohort study

Ole K. BonderupDiagnostic Centre, Regional Hospital Silkeborg, Silkeborg and University Research Clinic for Innovative Patient Pathways, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tatjana WighMedical Department, Regional Hospital Randers, Randers, Denmark
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Gunnar L. NielsenMedical Department, Aalborg University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, The Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Lars PedersenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Morten Fenger-GrønDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;Research Unit for General Practice, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Pages 393-398 | Received 07 May 2014, Accepted 16 Jun 2014, Published online: 03 Feb 2015

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