@article {17425,
	title = {Incidence of ulcerative colitis in Central Greece: a prospective study},
	journal = {World J GastroenterolWorld J GastroenterolWorld J Gastroenterol},
	volume = {11},
	number = {12},
	year = {2005},
	note = {Ladas, Spiros-DMallas, EliasGiorgiotis, KonstantinosKaramanolis, GeorgiosTrigonis, DimitriosMarkadas, ApostolosSipsa, VanaRaptis, Sotirios-Aeng2005/03/29 09:00World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar 28;11(12):1785-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1785.},
	month = {Mar 28},
	pages = {1785-7},
	abstract = {AIM: To study the incidence of ulcerative colitis UC in the prefecture of Trikala, Central Greece. METHODS: A prospective and population based epidemiological study of UC from 1990 to the end of 1994 was conducted. Trikala is a semirural prefecture of Central Greece with a population of 138 946 (census 1991). Three gastroenterologists (one hospital based, two private doctors) of the prefecture participated in this study. RESULTS: During the study period, 66 new histologically verified cases of UC were recorded. The mean annual incidence of the disease in 1990-1994 was 11.2 per 10(5) inhabitants (95\%CI: 8.7-14.3). There was no difference between men and women (annual incidence: 10.5 and 12.0 per 10(5) inhabitants respectively), either among urban, semirural or rural populations (annual incidence: 11.7, 17.1 and 9.9 per 10(5) inhabitants respectively). The majority (56\%) of the patients never smoked and a quarter were ex-smokers. About a half of all cases had proctitis. CONCLUSION: UC is common in Central Greece and its incidence is similar to that in North-Western European countries.},
	keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Child, Colitis, Ulcerative/*epidemiology, Female, Greece/epidemiology, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Rural Population/statistics \& numerical data, Sex Distribution, Urban Population/statistics \& numerical data},
	isbn = {1007-9327 (Print)1007-9327 (Linking)},
	author = {Ladas, S. D. and Mallas, E. and Giorgiotis, K. and Karamanolis, G. and Trigonis, D. and Markadas, A. and Sipsa, V. and Raptis, S. A.}
}
