Abstract:Background
The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Poland has only been recognised to a limited extent. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of the disease by analysing data from the National Health Fund, the sole public health insurer.
Methods
Administrative health claims collected over the 2009–2020 period were used to identify patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). A def… Show more
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