Increasing incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Ontario, Canada: evidence from health administrative data

I. Benchimol, Eric; Guttmann, Astrid; Griffiths, AN; Rabeneck, Linda; Mack, David; Brill, Herbert; F. Howard, James; Guan, Jun; To, Teresa

doi:10.1136/gut.2009.188383

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Increasing incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Ontario, Canada: evidence from health administrative data

Published in Gut • Aug 2, 2009

Authors:

Eric I. Benchimol

Astrid Guttmann

AN Griffiths

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Health administrative databases can be used to track chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to validate a case ascertainment definition of paediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) using administrative data and describe its epidemiology in Ontario, Canada. METHODS: A populati...

Subject

Inflammatory bowel disease

Incidence (geometry)

Medicine

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