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| Title: Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease on the Faroe Islands 1964-83. A retrospective epidemiological survey. | ||||
| Title Abreviation: Scand J Gastroenterol | Date of Pub: 1986 Mar | |||
| Author: Berner J; Kiaer T; | ||||
| Issue/Part/Supplement: 2 | Volume Issue: 21 | Pagination: 188-92 | ||
| MESH Headings: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Colitis, Ulcerative (*EP); Crohn Disease (*EP); Denmark; Female; Human; Male; Middle Age; Retrospective Studies; -AA-; | ||||
| Journal Title Code: UCS | Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE | |||
| Date of Entry: 860627N | Entry Month: 8609 | |||
| Country: NORWAY | Index Priority: 2 | |||
| Language: Eng | Unique Identifier: 86235282 | |||
| Unique Identifier: 86235282 | ISSN: 0036-5521 | |||
| Abstract: The frequency of inflammatory bowel disease in the Faroe Islands was estimated retrospectively for the years 1964 to 1983. A pronounced increase in the incidence of ulcerative colitis from 2.1 to 12.8 per 100,000 was found. The mean incidence in the period was 7.5/100,000; the prevalence was 157.3/100,000 on 31 December 1983. The change in frequency of Crohn's disease was insignificant, and the incidence of the disease was low compared with in other countries (1.75/100,000); the prevalence was 31.8/100,000 on 31 December 1983. The increase in incidence rate of ulcerative colitis was distributed equally between the two sexes, and a pronounced increment was found among young women. | ||||
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