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[Epidemiological developments and insights in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 28 Jul 2001
Russel M G, Stockbrügger R W
Abstract excerpt
In the Western world, a sharp increase in the incidence of both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis was observed during the sixties and seventies, after which it reached a plateau at around 7 and 12 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year, respectively. Both chronic inflammatory bowel diseases usually commence between 15 and 30 years of age. Most patients have a normal life expectancy. A multifactorial...
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