Change in incidence of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in Denmark. A study based on the National Registry of Patients, 1981-1992

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1003-1008

  Fonager, Kirsten ^a,b   SØrensen, Henrik Toft ^a,c   Olsen, JØrn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Information systems; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DENMARK; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROHN DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030691098     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.5.1003     Document Type: Article

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