The incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in East has risen over the past decade
to become a global disease. The increasing number of studies on the incidence and course …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a heterogeneous group of diseases, not always easy
to diagnose, even more difficult to classify, and diagnostic criteria are not always uniform …

EL This question is surprisingly complicated to answer because the incidence likely varies
across different demographic categories, and each region has a different mix of …

Canada has among the highest rates of IBD in the world, and the number of people living
with these disorders is growing rapidly. This has placed a high burden on the health care …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorder of the
gastrointestinal tract, and includes UC and CD. IBD results from a combination of genetic …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasingly recognized as a global disease in the
twenty-first century; however, little is known about its epidemiology in Africa. We conducted a …

BACKGROUND The worldwide epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rapidly
changing. Increasing Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) incidence and …

Background: Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been more predominant in
white populations, an increasing incidence of IBD in nonwhites has been reported. We …

During the past 50 years, inflammatory bowel disease has become one of the major
gastroenterologic problems in the westernized world. During this period, clinicians …

Background & Aims Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) exist worldwide, with high
prevalence in North America. IBD is complex and costly, and its increasing prevalence …