Epidemiology and the natural course of inflammatory bowel disease

Authors
Andres, PG Friedman, LS
Citation
Pg. Andres et Ls. Friedman, Epidemiology and the natural course of inflammatory bowel disease, GASTRO CLIN, 28(2), 1999, pp. 255
Citations number
125
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenerology and Hepatology
Journal title
GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
08898553 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8553(199906)28:2<255:EATNCO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are inflammatory disorders of the ga strointestinal tract that are distributed unevenly within populations and t hroughout the world. Although the exact causes of inflammatory bowel diseas e (IBD) remain unknown, study of the epidemiology of IBD has provided insig ht into pathogenesis. This article examines the geographic, ethnic, and oth er trends of IBD; risk factors (including genetic and environmental); and t he natural history of IBD.