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. 1990 Apr;59(1):30–35.

Crohn's disease in Northern Ireland--a retrospective study of 440 cases.

W G Humphreys 1, J S Brown 1, T G Parks 1
PMCID: PMC2448269  PMID: 2349746

Abstract

The incidence of Crohn's disease in the community is thought to be changing, with conflicting evidence for increases, decreases or steady state situations being described. A retrospective study, using strict criteria for diagnosis, for a 16 year period in Northern Ireland demonstrated an increasing incidence of Crohn's disease, with a distribution in the population similar to that described in previous studies.

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