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Inflammatory bowel diseases in Faroese‐born Danish residents and their offspring: further evidence of the dominant role of environmental factors in IBD development
8 Feb 2017
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is record high in the Faroe Islands, and many Faroese emigrate to Denmark, where the IBD incidence is considerably lower. AIM: To study the IBD incidence in first-, second- and third-generation immigrants from the Faroe Islands to Denmark to assess the extent to which the immigrants adopt the lower IBD incidence of their new home country. METHODS: Data...
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