Incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis in Punjab, North India

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Authors

Ajit Sood · Public Works Department Buildings and Roads

V Midha · Dayanand Medical College & Hospital

N Sood · Public Works Department Buildings and Roads

G Avasthi · Dayanand Medical College & Hospital

Abstract

This is the first population based study from India reporting on the incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis. The disease frequency is not much less than that reported from Europe and North America.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Microscopic Colitis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Gut

Volume 52, Issue 11, pp. 1587-1590

DOI: 10.1136/gut.52.11.1587

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