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| Title: Crohn's disease in the Kinneret sub-district, Israel, 1960-1990. Incidence and prevalence in different ethnic subgroups. | ||||
| Title Abreviation: Eur J Epidemiol | Date of Pub: 1994 Apr | |||
| Author: Shapira M; Tamir A; | ||||
| Issue/Part/Supplement: 2 | Volume Issue: 10 | Pagination: 231-3 | ||
| MESH Headings: Adult; Africa (EH); Asia (EH); Crohn Disease (CO/*EP/PA); Europe (EH); Female; Human; Incidence; Israel (EP); Jews (*); Male; Morbidity; Population Surveillance (*); Prevalence; Residence Characteristics; Saudi Arabia (EH); Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Time Factors; -AA-; | ||||
| Journal Title Code: ERE | Publication Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE | |||
| Date of Entry: 950209N | Entry Month: 9504 | |||
| Country: NETHERLANDS | Index Priority: 2 | |||
| Language: Eng | Unique Identifier: 95113098 | |||
| Unique Identifier: 95113098 | ISSN: 0392-2990 | |||
| Abstract: Crohn's disease has been predominant in Jewish patients in some countries (USA, UK, Sweden). The purposes of this study were: to continue to map the morbidity in Israel and the trends of the rate over time. The mean annual incidence rate in the Kinneret sub-district among Jews was 1.96/100,000 during 1960-1990 and 2.98/100,000 in the last decade. The prevalence rate in 1990 among Jews was 45.9/100,000 and was twofold among European-American-born compared to other ethnic groups. No cases were found among Arabs, although they make up about 25% of the area's population. The conclusions are: (1) morbidity rate of Crohn's disease increased over time, and (2) in the last decade incidence rates among Jews of Asian-African origin are similar to, or even higher than those of European-American origin. | ||||
| Abstract By: Author | ||||
| Address: Gastroenterology Unit, Poriyah Hospital, Tiberias, Israel. | ||||