Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in children in southeastern Norway: a prospective population-based study 1990-94

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 37; no. 5; p. 540
• Main Authors: Bentsen, B S, Moum, B, Ekbom, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2002
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Distribution; Child; Child, Preschool; Colitis, Ulcerative - epidemiology; Crohn Disease - epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Norway - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; Sex Distribution; Norway

Most incidence studies of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD) have dealt with adults and there are have been few population-based prospective studies of the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence after re-evaluation...