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Original Article

Thumb sucking or nail biting in childhood and adolescence is associated with an increased risk of Crohn’s disease: results from a large case–control study

Niels Teicha Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis für Verdauungs-und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Leipzig, Germany;b Medical Faculty, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wolfgang Mohlc Zentrum für Gastroenterologie Saar MVZ GmbH, Saarbrücken, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3284-211XView further author information
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Christian Primasd Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7632-6742View further author information
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Gottfried Novacekd Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-0478View further author information
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Annika Gausse Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8661-449XView further author information
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Jens Walldorff Department of Internal Medicine I, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1509-4137View further author information
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Gisela Felteng Gastroenterologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Herne, Herne, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8556-8433View further author information
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Raja Atreyah Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, ErlangenView further author information
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Wolfgang Kruisi Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Köln, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9465-0124View further author information
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Dominik Bettenworthj Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik B, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1435-4825View further author information
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Artur Bartosz Roznowskik Klinik am See, Rüdersdorf b. Berlin, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4648-3074View further author information
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Jost Langhorstl Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7900-181XView further author information
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Karen Schmidtm Kompetenznetz Darmerkrankungen e.V, Kiel, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5576-6914View further author information
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Tony Brunsn Medical Department III, University Hospital RWTHAachen, Aachen, GermanyView further author information
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Andreas Stallmachb Medical Faculty, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany;o Department of Internal Medicine IV, Jena University Hospital, Jena, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6101-5244View further author information
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Pages 1028-1034 | Received 24 May 2020, Accepted 13 Jul 2020, Published online: 30 Jul 2020

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