Epidemiology of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review of international trends

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 423-439

  Benchimol, Eric I ^a,b,c,d,e   Fortinsky, Kyle J ^a,b   Gozdyra, Peter ^e   Van Den Heuvel, Meta ^c   Van Limbergen, Johan ^c,d   Griffiths, Anne M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; epidemiology; inflammatory bowel disease; pediatrics; ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CROHN DISEASE; EMBASE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MORTALITY; PEDIATRICS; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 78650095875     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21349     Document Type: Review

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