A first study on the incidence and prevalence of IBD in Malaysia--results from the Kinta Valley IBD Epidemiology Study

Hilmi I 1 , Jaya F 2 , Chua A 3 , Heng WC 4 , Singh H 5 , Goh KL 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ida.hilmi@gmail.com
  • 2 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, General Hospital, Ipoh, Malaysia
  • 3 Division of Gastroenterology, Ipoh Gastroenterology Centre and Fatimah Hospital, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
  • 4 Division of Gastroenterology, Ipoh Specialist Hospital, Ipoh, Malaysia
  • 5 Division of Gastroenterology, Pantai Hospital Ipoh, Ipoh, Malaysia
  • 6 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Crohns Colitis, 2015 May;9(5):404-9.
PMID: 25744112 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv039

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] is known to be rare in the Asia Pacific region but epidemiological studies are scarce.

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