The Prevalence and Geographic Distribution of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in the United States

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1424-1429

  Kappelman, Michael D ^a,b   Rifas Shiman, Sheryl L ^b   Kleinman, Ken ^b   Ollendorf, Dan ^c   Bousvaros, Athos ^a   Grand, Richard J ^a   Finkelstein, Jonathan A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c IQVIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36549001139     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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