The prevalence of Crohn's disease in Israel: A 20-Year survey

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 848-852

  Zvidi, Ibrahim ^a   Hazazi, Rachel ^a   Birkenfeld, Shlomo ^a   Niv, Yaron ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Epidemiology; IBD; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BUDESONIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROHN DISEASE; E-MAIL; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; ETHNIC GROUP; FAX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TELEPHONE; UVEITIS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63249097211     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0429-1     Document Type: Article

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