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Title: | Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Gampaha district: details of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology Study |
Authors: | Kasturiratne, A. Mufeena, M.N. Mettananda, K.C.D. Fernandopulle, N. Rajindrajith, S. Waraketiya, P.R. Weerasinghe, S.K. Ranaweera, A. Hewavisenthi, S.J.de S. de Silva, A.P. de Silva, H.J. |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Sri Lanka Medical Association |
Citation: | The Ceylon Medical Journal. 2014; 59(1): pp.16-8 |
Abstract: | The aim of this report is to provide details of the methodology and results of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis. Epidemiology Study. Fourteen state and private hospitals with specialist services in the Gampaha and Colombo districts were kept under surveillance over a 12 month period to recruit patients with newly diagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) who were permanent residents of the Gampaha district. Thirty five cases (ulcerative colitis-21, Crohn's disease-13, IBD-undetermined-1) were detected, giving a crude annual IBD incidence of 1.59 per 100,000 population. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2375 |
ISSN: | 0009-0875 (Print) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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