Clinical characteristics of ulcerative colitis in Singapore, a multiracial city-state

Ling KL 1 , Ooi CJ , Luman W , Cheong WK , Choen FS , Ng HS

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  • 1 Department of Gastroenterology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
J Clin Gastroenterol, 2002 Aug;35(2):144-8.
PMID: 12172359

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is rare in Asia. Singapore is an ethnically heterogeneous city-state with a population made up of Chinese (77%), Indians (7.5%), and Malays (14%). This study describes and compares the characteristics of Chinese, Malay, and Indian patients with UC.

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