A nationwide population-based study of the inflammatory bowel diseases between 1998 and 2008 in Taiwan

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Authors

Shu‐Chen Wei · National Taiwan University Hospital

Meng‐Hung Lin · China Medical University

Chien‐Chih Tung · National Taiwan University Hospital

Meng‐Tzu Weng · National Taiwan University Hospital

Jen-Shin Kuo · National Taiwan University Hospital

Ming‐Jium Shieh · National Taiwan University Hospital

Cheng-Yi Wang

Abstract

Using the Taiwan nationwide database for IBD, the incidence and prevalence of IBD in Taiwan significantly increased from 1998 to 2008. The mortality rate was higher for CD patients than UC patients, and both were higher than the general population.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Gastroenterology

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 166-166

DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-13-166

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