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Burden of disease and increasing prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in a population-based cohort in the Netherlands.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Sept 2016
de Groof E Joline, Rossen Noortje G M, van Rhijn Bram D, Karregat Evert P M, Boonstra Kirsten, Hageman Ishtu, Bennebroek Evertsz Floor, Kingma Paul J, Naber Anton H J, van den Brande Jan H M, Mallant-Hent Rosalie C, Mundt Marco W, D'Haens Geert R A M, Ponsioen Cyriel Y
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BACKGROUND: Reported epidemiology and phenotype distributions vary widely and disease burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is poorly described. Our aim was to establish these features in a population-based cohort covering 319 976 inhabitants. Furthermore, differences between tertiary referral and peripheral hospital patients were quantified. METHODS: IBD patients in the adherence area of three peripheral...
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