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The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in a rural region of Southern Germany: a prospective population-based study.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Sept 2008
Ott Claudia, Obermeier Florian, Thieler Sabine, Kemptner Daniela, Bauer Alexandra, Schölmerich Jürgen, Rogler Gerhard, Timmer Antje
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OBJECTIVE: Although important advances in understanding the aetiology and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been made, many questions remain unanswered. As the most recent data available on the incidence of IBD in Germany were collected about 15 years ago, we set up a new population-based cohort to determine current incidence data for a defined region in Germany and to establish a basic cohort...
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