Dose-response relationship between cigarette smoking and risk of ulcerative colitis: a nationwide population-based study.

Seona ParkJae-Young ChunKyung-Do HanHosim SohEun Ae KangHyun Jung LeeJong Pil ImJoo Sung Kim

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology (2019)

Compared with nonsmokers, former smokers have a significantly higher risk of UC development that may be proportional to the cumulative smoking exposure.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
smoking cessation