Inflammatory bowel disease in young peop
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J. Goodhand; R. Dawson; M. Hefferon; N. Tshuma; G. Swanson; M. Wahed; N.M. Croft
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing among adolescents. In all, 25% of patients are diagnosed before the age of 16, when they are traditionally transferred from the pediatric to the adult service. ## Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-controlled s