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The epidemiology and phenotype of Crohn's disease in the Chinese population.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Sept 2004
Leong Rupert W L, Lau James Y, Sung Joseph J Y
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BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease is uncommon in Southeast Asia but is increasing in incidence. The epidemiology and phenotype of Crohn disease (CD) in the Chinese population is not well-known. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, temporal trend, clinical features, risk factors, extraintestinal manifestations, and the treatment of CD in the Chinese population of Hong Kong. METHODS: We...
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