Variation in Access to Specialist Care and Risk of Surgery in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; subtypes: Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)) is a chronic disease of the gastrointestinal tract with rising prevalence among people ≥65y. Rural residents, especially those ≥65y, have decreased access to specialist care. Specialist care is...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2018-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/910 |