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Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease across Europe: is there a difference between north and south? Results of the European Collaborative Study on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (EC-IBD).

Gut · 1996 · Vol. 39(5) · pp. 690–697

S Shivananda✉(Maastricht University Medical Centre)J E Lennard‐Jones(Maastricht University Medical Centre)Richard F. Logan(Maastricht University Medical Centre)Nicola T. Fear(Maastricht University Medical Centre)A B Price(Maastricht University Medical Centre)Lidia Teresita Ramos Carpenter(Maastricht University Medical Centre)M. van Blankenstein(Maastricht University Medical Centre)

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Abstract

The higher overall incidence rates in northern centres did not seem to be explained by differences in tobacco consumption or education. Nevertheless, the magnitude of the observed excess for both conditions is less than expected on the basis of previous studies. This may reflect recent increases in the incidence of IBD in southern Europe whereas those in the north may have stabilised.

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