Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia

BACKGROUND: There is currently little available information regarding the impact of ethnicity on the clinical features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Migrating populations and changing demographics in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) provide a unique opportunity to examine the role of ethnicit...

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Main Authors: Birinder K Mangat, Chad Evaschesen, Tim Lee, Eric M Yoshida, Baljinder Salh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/640920
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description BACKGROUND: There is currently little available information regarding the impact of ethnicity on the clinical features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Migrating populations and changing demographics in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) provide a unique opportunity to examine the role of ethnicity in the prevalence, expression and complications of IBD.
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spelling doaj-art-bf86345ec9494667a1b1f6d20e1ca3bf2025-02-03T06:42:19ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002011-01-01252737710.1155/2011/640920Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British ColumbiaBirinder K Mangat0Chad Evaschesen1Tim Lee2Eric M Yoshida3Baljinder Salh4Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medical Statistics, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: There is currently little available information regarding the impact of ethnicity on the clinical features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Migrating populations and changing demographics in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) provide a unique opportunity to examine the role of ethnicity in the prevalence, expression and complications of IBD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/640920
spellingShingle Birinder K Mangat
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia
title_full Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia
title_fullStr Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia
title_full_unstemmed Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia
title_short Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia
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