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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author | Birinder K Mangat Chad Evaschesen Tim Lee Eric M Yoshida Baljinder Salh |
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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 Chad Evaschesen Tim Lee Eric M Yoshida Baljinder Salh Ethnic Variation in the Annual Rates of Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients in Vancouver, British Columbia 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 |
title_sort | ethnic variation in the annual rates of adult inflammatory bowel disease in hospitalized patients in vancouver british columbia |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/640920 |
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