Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Gampaha district: details of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology Study

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dc.contributor.authorKasturiratne, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMufeena, M.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMettananda, K.C.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFernandopulle, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRajindrajith, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWaraketiya, P.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWeerasinghe, S.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRanaweera, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHewavisenthi, S.J.de S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorde Silva, A.P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorde Silva, H.J.en_US
dc.creator.corporateauthorSri Lanka Medical Associationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-29T10:14:39Z
dc.date.available2014-10-29T10:14:39Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.identifier.citationThe Ceylon Medical Journal. 2014; 59(1): pp.16-8en_US
dc.identifier.departmentPublic Healthen_US
dc.identifier.departmentPharmacologyen_US
dc.identifier.departmentPaediatricsen_US
dc.identifier.departmentPathologyen_US
dc.identifier.departmentMedicineen_US
dc.identifier.issn0009-0875 (Print)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2375
dc.publisherSri Lanka Medical Associationen_US
dc.titleIncidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Gampaha district: details of the Sri Lankan component of the Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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