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Paediatric Patients (Less Than Age of 17 Years) Account for Less Than 1.5% of All Prevalent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cases.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Oct 2020
Burgess Christopher J, Henderson Paul, Jones Gareth-Rhys, Lees Charlie W, Wilson David C
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The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continues to rise globally; however, the true proportion of paediatric IBD patients remains unknown. We conducted an all-age, multiparameter, population-based search using capture-recapture methodology to identify all IBD cases to August 31, 2018 within Lothian, a defined health board and the largest of the 3 within South-East Scotland. Individual case note...
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