The incidence of ulcerative colitis (1995-2011) and Crohn's disease (1995-2012) - Based on nationwide Danish registry data

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1274-1280

  Nørgård, Bente Mertz ^a,b   Nielsen, Jan ^a,b   Fonager, Kirsten ^c,d   Kjeldsen, Jens ^a,b   Jacobsen, Bent Ascanius ^c   Qvist, Niels ^a,b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; REGISTER; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ADOLESCENT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908224103     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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