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Increasing ultraviolet light exposure is associated with reduced mortality from Clostridium difficile infection
dc.contributor.authorGovani, Shail M
dc.contributor.authorWaljee, Akbar K
dc.contributor.authorStidham, Ryan W
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, Peter DR
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-04T21:53:29Z
dc.date.available2021-02-04T21:53:29Z
dc.date.issued2015-04
dc.identifier.citationGovani, Shail M; Waljee, Akbar K; Stidham, Ryan W; Higgins, Peter DR (2015). "Increasing ultraviolet light exposure is associated with reduced mortality from Clostridium difficile infection." UEG Journal 3(2): 208-214.
dc.identifier.issn2050-6406
dc.identifier.issn2050-6414
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/166256
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.subject.othercolitis
dc.subject.otherinfectious disease
dc.subject.othermortality
dc.subject.otherrisk factors
dc.subject.otherseasonality
dc.subject.otherClostridium difficile
dc.subject.othervitamin D
dc.subject.otherultraviolet light
dc.titleIncreasing ultraviolet light exposure is associated with reduced mortality from Clostridium difficile infection
dc.typeArticle
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGastroenterology
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/166256/1/ueg2bf00112.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/2050640614567185
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.7302/179
dc.identifier.sourceUEG Journal
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dc.working.doi10.7302/179en
dc.owningcollnameInterdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed


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