Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a global disease; its evolution can be stratified into four
epidemiological stages: Emergence, Acceleration in Incidence, Compounding Prevalence …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: We conducted a systematic review to determine changes in the
worldwide incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) in …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic disabling gastrointestinal disorders
impacting every aspect of the affected individual's life and account for substantial costs to the …

CrohnÕs disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the
gastrointestinal tract, primarily affecting the small intestine and colon. Although many current …

A retrospective epidemiological study of ulcerative colitis (UC) and proctitis was performed
in Leicestershire from 1972-89. Potential cases were identified from hospital departments of …

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and
events in specifi c populations (1). These features may provide valuable clues to the etiology …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased exponentially in industrialized
nations over the last 50 years. Previous New Zealand studies have shown that IBD is less …

BACKGROUND The Montreal classification system of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
provides a framework for describing disease phenotype. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to describe …

A retrospective, epidemiological community study of Crohn's disease was performed in
Leicestershire from 1972 to 1989. The county population of 930,000 includes 93,000 South …

Background and aim: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) prevalence has increased and a
North–South gradient has been reported. We estimated the nationwide prevalence of IBD …