Epidemiology of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in a central Canadian province: A population-based study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 916-924

  Bernstein, Charles N ^a   Blanchard, James F ^a,b   Rawsthorne, Patricia ^a   Wajda, Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colitis, ulcerative; Crohn disease; Inflammatory bowel diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0033562383     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009735     Document Type: Article

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