title: Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in northwestern France. Preliminary results in region Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
abstract: A prospective study in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais between 1 February and 15 November 1988 identified 166 cases of Crohn's disease, 116 of ulcerative colitis, and 31 of proctitis. The incidence of ulcerative colitis was 2.96 cases/10(5)/year and of Crohn's disease, 4.23/10(5)/year.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Clinic, Cl. Huriez Hospital, Lille, France.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Colombel
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Salomez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cortot
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beuscart
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dupas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czernichow
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colin
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Paris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies