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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Australasian Children and Adolescents

Author(s) -

Andrew S. Day,

Daniel A. Lemberg,

Richard B. Gearry

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

gastroenterology research and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1687-630X

pISSN - 1687-6121

DOI - 10.1155/2014/703890

Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , incidence (geometry) , disease , epidemiology , ulcerative colitis , crohn's disease , pediatrics , physics , optics

Many reports indicate increasing rates of inflammatory bowel disease, with data also showing changing patterns of this chronic disease in children and adolescents. This review focuses upon the available data of the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in children and adolescents in Australia and New Zealand (collectively termed Australasia). Recent data show high incidence of IBD (especially Crohn disease) in this area and indicate rising rates of IBD in children and adolescents.

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