BACKGROUND & AIMS: We conducted a systematic review to determine changes in the
worldwide incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) in …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), most commonly referring to Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis, is a chronic and disabling condition with an increasing incidence in …

Introduction Despite the fact that perianal fistulas are associated with significant morbidity
and impaired quality of life, their prevalence in Europe is unknown. The aim of this study was …

Background There are currently no nationwide data on the epidemiology of inflammatory
bowel diseases (IBD) in Israel. We aimed to determine the population-based …

Objective. A worldwide increase in prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has
been reported. For Germany, latest publications not restricted to actively treated disease …

Objective To identify differences in quality of life (QoL) of patients with inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) between diagnosis (Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis), gender (male …

Background Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory
diseases associated with a substantial healthcare utilization. Aim Our aim was to estimate …

METHODS: Data were provided by the Portuguese Shared Services of the Ministry of
Health. This study consisted of a retrospective analysis of all first consultations coded for …

Observational, cross-sectional prevalence studies are costly and time-consuming. The
development of indirect methods estimating prevalence used to obtain faster, less …

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and progressive
neurodegenerative disease involving the upper and lower motor neurons. It is also the most …