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A Systematic Review on the Increasing Incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Southeast Asia: Looking Beyond the Urbanization Phenomenon.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 3 Sept 2024
Chew Deborah Chia Hsin, Khoo Xin-Hui, Lee Tiong See, Chin Kok-Yong, Raja Ali Raja Affendi, Muhammad Nawawi Khairul Najmi, Wan Ibrahim Nik Razima, Hilmi Ida
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The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been increasing in Southeast Asia (SEA) in tandem with its economic growth and urbanization over the past 2 decades. Specific characteristics of IBD in SEA are similar to East Asia and the West, such as the declining ratio of ulcerative colitis to Crohn's disease. However, exceptionally low familial aggregation is seen. Smoking is also not a common risk factor...
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