The STICC project: A population based study on the incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases in the state of Styria, Austria, from 1997–2007
W Petritsch, S Fuchs, G Bachmaier, G Schwantzer, U Gratzer, A Hauer · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2010 · Heft 05
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Background: Due to the lack of relevant data, this study aimed to evaluate the incidence rate of IBD and its temporal trend over an eleven-year period in Austria. Methods: All patients with IBD resident in the state of Styria (population 1.2 million) upon initial diagnosis were eligible for the study. Data were acquired from electronically stored hospital discharge reports (ICD 9 and 10) including IBD outpatient clinics and voluntary reports from patients and physicians, after information had been disseminated to general practitioners, internists, surgeons and paediatricians in Styria, to the patients' self-help…