Open AccessClinical epidemiology and phenotypic characteristics of Crohn′s disease in the central region of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdulrahman Aljebreen,
Othman Alharbi,
Nahla Azzam,
Ahmed Almalki,
Khalid Alswat,
Majid A Almadi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.132993
Subject(s) - medicine , crohn's disease , epidemiology , disease , incidence (geometry) , inflammatory bowel disease , confidence interval , gastroenterology , physics , optics
Despite the remarkable increase in the incidence of Crohn's disease among Saudis in recent years, data about Crohn's disease in Saudi Arabia are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical epidemiology and phenotypic characteristics of Crohn's disease in the central region of Saudi Arabia.