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Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in different ethnic and religious groups: limitations and aetiological clues

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We present a review of epidemiological studies of inflammatory bowel disease and abdominal tuberculosis in various migrant communities in the United Kingdom. The differences between various South Asian groups such as Gujaratis, Bangladeshis and Punjabis are discussed in the context of age standardisation of incidence data and various dietary and social activities.

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Les auteurs rapportent une étude épidémiologique de l'incidence des maladies inflammatoires de l'intestin et de la tuberculose abdominale dans différentes communautés de migrants au Royaume Uni. Les différences survenant chez des émigrés d'Asie du Sud tels que des habitants provenant du Gujerat, du Bangladesh et du Punjab sont discussées en tenant compte d'un âge standard de l'incidence de ces affections et des différences alimentaires et sociales.

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Probert, C.S.J., Jayanthi, V., Rampton, D.S. et al. Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in different ethnic and religious groups: limitations and aetiological clues. Int J Colorect Dis 11, 25–28 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00418851

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