Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in the province of Styria, Austria, from 1997 to 2007: A population-based study

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-69

  Petritsch, W ^a   Fuchs, S ^a   Berghold, A ^a   Bachmaier, G ^a   Hogenauer C ^a   Hauer, A C ^a   Weiglhofer, U ^a   Wenzl, H H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Crohn's disease; ; Epidemiology; ; Incidence; ; Inflammatory bowel disease; ; Ulcerative colitis;

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872164075     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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