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High incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Australia: a prospective population-based Australian incidence study.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Wilson Jarrad, Hair Christopher, Knight Ross, Catto-Smith Anthony, Bell Sally, Kamm Michael, Desmond Paul, McNeil John, Connell William
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BACKGROUND: To date, there have been no population-based epidemiological studies published from Australia concerning the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our hypothesis was that the incidence of IBD in Australia is at least as high as other industrialized countries, given similar genetic and environmental risk factors. METHODS: A prospective, population-based IBD incidence study was conducted...
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