Association between Ulcerative Colitis, mental health, and Quality of Life in a Pakistani cohort: A cross-sectional analysis.

Mushtaq S, Saeed S, Khan A, Akhtar TS, Abbas S, Ashraf B, Dong Y, Feng W, Fang Y

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356531
Published: 2026
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0356531,
  title = {Association between Ulcerative Colitis, mental health, and Quality of Life in a Pakistani cohort: A cross-sectional analysis.},
  author = {Mushtaq S and Saeed S and Khan A and Akhtar TS and Abbas S and Ashraf B and Dong Y and Feng W and Fang Y},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0356531},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356531}
}

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TI  - Association between Ulcerative Colitis, mental health, and Quality of Life in a Pakistani cohort: A cross-sectional analysis.
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AU  - Saeed S
AU  - Khan A
AU  - Akhtar TS
AU  - Abbas S
AU  - Ashraf B
AU  - Dong Y
AU  - Feng W
AU  - Fang Y
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0356531
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S, M., S, S., A, K., TS, A., S, A., B, A., Y, D., W, F., & Y, F. (2026). Association between Ulcerative Colitis, mental health, and Quality of Life in a Pakistani cohort: A cross-sectional analysis.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0356531

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