Continuing low incidence of Crohn’s disease in Northwest Greece

Continuing low incidence of Crohn’s disease in Northwest Greece

Aim of study. The largest population-based study for inflammatory bowel disease in Northwest Greece. Materials and methods. A retrospective survey for the years 1982–1997. Results. Of 400 patients, 334 had ulcerative colitis, 43 Crohn’s disease and 23 indeterminate colitis. Conclusions. Crohn’s dise...

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Veröffentlicht in:Digestive and liver disease 2003-02, Vol.35 (2), p.99-103
Hauptverfasser: Tsianos, E.V, Katsanos, K.H, Christodoulou, D, Dimoliatis, I, Kogevinas, A, Logan, R.F
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Colitis, Ulcerative - epidemiology
Crohn Disease - epidemiology
Crohn’s disease
Female
Greece - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Inflammatory bowel disease
Male
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:Aim of study. The largest population-based study for inflammatory bowel disease in Northwest Greece. Materials and methods. A retrospective survey for the years 1982–1997. Results. Of 400 patients, 334 had ulcerative colitis, 43 Crohn’s disease and 23 indeterminate colitis. Conclusions. Crohn’s disease still remains rare in Northwest Greece.
ISSN:1590-8658
1878-3562
DOI:10.1016/S1590-8658(03)00006-9