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Health Care Indicators of Moderate to Severe IBD and Subsequent IBD-Related Disability: A Longitudinal Study
Author(s) -
Leigh Anne Shafer,
John R. Walker,
Tarun Chhibba,
Laura E. Targownik,
Harminder Singh,
Melony Ivekovic,
Çharles N. Bernstein
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izz102
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , health care , longitudinal study , disease , population , physical therapy , gerontology , pediatrics , family medicine , environmental health , pathology , economics , economic growth
Using administrative health data of a population based sample of persons with IBD we found that milestones of health care utilization suggesting moderate to severe disease (higher number of IBD-related hospitalizations, IBD-related surgeries, and corticosteroid or anti-TNF usage) predicted later development of IBD-related disability.

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