Changing epidemiological trends of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia

Intestinal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 111-119

  Ng, Wee Khoon ^a,b   Wong, Sunny H ^a   Ng, Siew C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asia; Colitis, ulcerative; Crohn disease; Epidemiology; Inflammatory bowel diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006063423     PISSN: 15989100     EISSN: 22881956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5217/ir.2016.14.2.111     Document Type: Review

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