Journal article
Airway diseases and inflammatory bowel diseases: is it something in the air (pollution)?
Abstract
Our group has recently discussed the exciting European Respiratory Journal publication by Brassard et al. [1] that shows an increased incidence of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in subjects with airway disease. In this population-based cohort study, the incidence of Crohn's disease was higher in the asthma (by 27%) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (by 55%) groups relative to the general population. This study complements …
Authors
Hirota JA; Carlsten C; Sadatsafavi M; Kaplan G; Hirota SA
Journal
European Respiratory Journal, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 287–288
Publisher
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Publication Date
7 2015
DOI
10.1183/09031936.00003815
ISSN
0903-1936