East–West gradient in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe: the ECCO-EpiCom inception cohort

J Burisch; N Pedersen; S Čuković-Čavka; M Brinar; I Kaimakliotis; D Duricova; O Shonová; I Vind; S Avnstrøm; N Thorsgaard; V Andersen; S Krabbe; J F Dahlerup; R Salupere; K R Nielsen; J Olsen; P Manninen; P Collin; E V Tsianos; K H Katsanos; K Ladefoged; L Lakatos; E Björnsson; G Ragnarsson; Y Bailey; S Odes; D Schwartz; M Martinato; G Lupinacci; M Milla; A De Padova; R D'Incà; M Beltrami; L Kupcinskas; G Kiudelis; S Turcan; O Tighineanu; I Mihu; F Magro; L F Barros; A Goldis; D Lazar; E Belousova; I Nikulina; V Hernandez; D Martinez-Ares; S Almer; Y Zhulina; J Halfvarson; N Arebi; S Sebastian; P L Lakatos; E Langholz; P Munkholm; for the EpiCom-group

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304636

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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East–West gradient in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe: the ECCO-EpiCom inception cohort

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J Burisch Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
N Pedersen Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Čuković-Čavka Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Brinar Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
I Kaimakliotis Nicosia private practice, Nicosia, Cyprus PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D Duricova IBD Centre ISCARE, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic PubMed articles Google scholar articles
O Shonová Gastroenterology Department, Hospital České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic PubMed articles Google scholar articles
I Vind Department of Medicine, Amager Hospital, Amager, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Avnstrøm Department of Medicine, Amager Hospital, Amager, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
N Thorsgaard Department of Medicine, Herning Central Hospital, Herning, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
V Andersen Medical Department, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark Medical Department, Hospital of Southern Jutland, Aabenraa, Denmark University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Krabbe Medical Department, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J F Dahlerup Department of Medicine V (Hepatology and Gastroenterology), Aarhus University Hospital, Arhus, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R Salupere Division of Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
K R Nielsen Medical Department, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn, Faroe Islands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Olsen Medical Department, The National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Torshavn, Faroe Islands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P Manninen Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P Collin Department of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
E V Tsianos 1st Division of Internal Medicine and Hepato-Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital, Ioannina, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
K H Katsanos 1st Division of Internal Medicine and Hepato-Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital, Ioannina, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
K Ladefoged Medical Department, Dronning Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk, Greenland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L Lakatos 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary PubMed articles Google scholar articles
E Björnsson Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
G Ragnarsson Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Y Bailey Department of Gastroenterology, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, TCD, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Odes Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Centre and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D Schwartz Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka Medical Centre and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Martinato UO Gastroenterologia, Azienda Ospedaliera—Università di Padova, Padova, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
G Lupinacci UO di Medicina e Gastroenterologia, Az Ospedaliera Ospedale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy UO di Gastroenterologia e Endoscopia Digestiva, Az Ospedaliera Ospedale Maggiore di Crema, Crema, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Milla Gastroenterology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A De Padova UO Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Ospedale Morgagni—Pierantoni, Forlì, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
R D'Incà UO Gastroenterologia, Azienda Ospedaliera—Università di Padova, Padova, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
M Beltrami UO Medicina 3° e Gastroenterologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L Kupcinskas Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania PubMed articles Google scholar articles
G Kiudelis Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Turcan Department of Gastroenterology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova PubMed articles Google scholar articles
O Tighineanu Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Centre of Mother and Child, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova PubMed articles Google scholar articles
I Mihu Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Centre of Mother and Child, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova PubMed articles Google scholar articles
F Magro Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal Institute of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Oporto Medical School, Porto, Portugal Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
L F Barros Hospital de Vale de Sousa, Porto, Portugal PubMed articles Google scholar articles
A Goldis Clinic of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine ‘Victor Babes’, Timisoara, Romania PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D Lazar Clinic of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine ‘Victor Babes’, Timisoara, Romania PubMed articles Google scholar articles
E Belousova Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
I Nikulina Department of Gastroenterology, Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute, Moscow, Russia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
V Hernandez Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
D Martinez-Ares Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Almer Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Department of Gastroenterology/UHL, County Council of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Y Zhulina Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J Halfvarson Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden PubMed articles Google scholar articles
N Arebi Sir Alan Park's Physiology Unit, St Mark's Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S Sebastian Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust and Hull and York Medical School, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P L Lakatos 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary PubMed articles Google scholar articles
E Langholz Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
P Munkholm Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
for the EpiCom-group
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Correspondence to Dr J Burisch, Digestive Disease Centre, Medical Section, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, Copenhagen DK-2730, Denmark; burisch{at}dadlnet.dk

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Burisch J, Pedersen N, Čuković-Čavka S, et al

East–West gradient in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe: the ECCO-EpiCom inception cohort

Gut 2014;63:588-597.

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Received February 4, 2013
Accepted March 26, 2013
First published April 20, 2013.

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February 27, 2014

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