The Incidence and Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among U.S. Veterans | Zendy

Jason K. Hou | Zendy; Jennifer R. Kramer | Zendy; Peter Richardson | Zendy; Minghua Mei | Zendy; Hashem B. El–Serag | Zendy

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The Incidence and Prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among U.S. Veterans

Author(s) -

Jason K. Hou,

Jennifer R. Kramer,

Peter Richardson,

Minghua Mei,

Hashem B. El–Serag

Publication year - 2013

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 - 10.1097/mib.0b013e31828028ca

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , veterans affairs , population , prevalence , inflammatory bowel disease , demography , ulcerative colitis , standardized rate , disease , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics

Temporal trends in incidence and prevalence of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in the United States have been reported only in regional populations. The Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system encompasses a national network of clinical care facilities. The aim of this study was to identify temporal trends in the incidence and prevalence of CD and UC among VA users using national VA data sets.

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