A four-decade analysis of the incidence trends, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease patients at single tertiary centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A four-decade analysis of the incidence trends, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease patients at single tertiary centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was once considered as a Western disease. However, recent epidemiological data showed an emerging trend of IBD cases in the Eastern Asia countries. Clinico-epidemiological data of IBD in Malaysia is scarce. This study aimed to address this issue....

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Main Authors: Norfilza Mohd Mokhtar, Khairul Najmi Muhammad Nawawi, Jaarvis Verasingam, Wong Zhiqin, Ismail Sagap, Zairul Azwan Mohd Azman, Luqman Mazlan, Hamzaini Abdul Hamid, Nur Yazmin Yaacob, Isa Mohamed Rose, Eden Low Ngah Den, Mah Suit Wan, Raja Affendi Raja Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Inflammatory bowel disease
Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis
Incidence
Prevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6858-2

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