East–West gradient in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe: the ECCO-EpiCom inception cohort

Burisch, Johan; Pedersen, N; Čuković-Čavka, S.; Brinar, Marko; Kaimakliotis, Ioannis; Ďuricová, Dana; Shonová, Olga; Vind, Ida; Avnstrøm, Søren; Thorsgaard, Niels; Andersen, Vibeke; Krabbe, Simon; Frederik Dahlerup, Jens; Salupere, Riina; Rubek Nielsen, Kári; Olsen, Jóngerð; Manninen, Pia; Collin, Pekka; Tsianos, E.V.; Katsanos, K.; Ladefoged, K.; L. Lakatos, Péter; S. Björnsson, Einar; B. Ragnarsson, Gunnar; Bailey, Yvonne; Odes, Selwyn; Schwartz, Doron; Martinato, M; Lupinacci, G.; Milla, Mónica; De Padova, Angelo; D’Incà, R.; Beltrami, Marina; Kupčinskas, Limas; Kiudelis, Gediminas; Turcan, Svetlana; Tighineanu, O.; Mihu, Ion; Magro, Fernando; Barros, Louisa; Goldis, Adrian; Lazăr, Daniela; А. Belousova, E.; Александровна Никулина, Юлия; Hernández, Vicent; Martı́nez-Ares, David; Almér, Sven; Zhulina, Y.; Halfvarson, Jonas; Arebi, Naila; Sebastian, Shaji; L. Lakatos, Péter; Langholz, Ebbe; Munkholm, Pia; the EpiCom-group, for

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304636

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East–West gradient in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe: the ECCO-EpiCom inception cohort

Published in Gut • Apr 20, 2013

Authors:

Johan Burisch

N Pedersen

S. Čuković-Čavka

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in Eastern Europe. The reasons for these changes remain unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether an East-West gradient in the incidence of IBD in Europe exists. DESIGN: A prospective, uniformly diagnosed, pop...

Subject

Inflammatory bowel disease

Incidence (geometry)

Medicine

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