Incidence trends of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Finland, 1987-2003, a nationwide study

Pieta Lehtinen, Merja Ashorn, Sari Iltanen, Raimo Jauhola, Pekka Jauhonen, Kaija Leena Kolho, Anssi Auvinen

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    Abstract

    Background: The present study aimed to characterize the incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Finland and determine its temporal trends. Methods: The patients' data were based on the database of the Social Insurance Institution. New cases diagnosed with IBD at the age

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1778-1783
    Number of pages6
    JournalINFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
    Volume17
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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