Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Canadian Burden of Illness Review

Angela Rocchi; Eric I Benchimol; Charles N Bernstein; Alain Bitton; Brian Feagan; Remo Panaccione; Kevin W Glasgow; Aida Fernandes; Subrata Ghosh

doi:10.1155/2012/984575

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2012)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Canadian Burden of Illness Review

Angela Rocchi,
Eric I Benchimol,
Charles N Bernstein,
Alain Bitton,
Brian Feagan,
Remo Panaccione,
Kevin W Glasgow,
Aida Fernandes,
Subrata Ghosh

Affiliations

Angela Rocchi: Axia Research, Burlington, Canada
Eric I Benchimol: Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Charles N Bernstein: Section of Gastroenterology, IBD Clinical and Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alain Bitton: Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University and McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Brian Feagan: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatisitcs, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Remo Panaccione: Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Kevin W Glasgow: Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aida Fernandes: Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Subrata Ghosh: Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/984575
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 11
pp. 811 – 817

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) – Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) – significantly impact quality of life and account for substantial costs to the health care system and society.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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