Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease: Is there a shift towards onset at a younger age?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-144

  Braegger, Christian P ^a   Ballabeni, Pierluigi ^b   Rogler, Daniela ^a   Vavricka, Stephan R ^c   Friedt, Michael ^a   Pittet, Valérie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; epidemiology; ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961201199     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318218be35     Document Type: Article

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