Continuing low incidence of Crohn's disease in Northwest Greece.
OBJECTIVE
The largest population-based study for inflammatory bowel disease in Northwest Greece.


METHODS
A retrospective survey for the years 1982-1997.


RESULTS
Of 400 patients, 334 had ulcerative colitis, 43 Crohn's disease and 23 indeterminate colitis.


CONCLUSIONS
Crohn's disease still remains rare in Northwest Greece.
Tsianos
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Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, P.O. Box 1186, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece. etsianos@cc.uoi.gr
Katsanos
K H
KH
Christodoulou
D
D
Dimoliatis
I
I
Kogevinas
A
A
Logan
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RF
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000453:epidemiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged