title: Ulcerative colitis: dead or alive.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Sachar
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012107:Research Design; D016019:Survival Analysis