<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ladas, S. D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mallas, E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Giorgiotis, K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karamanolis, G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Trigonis, D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Markadas, A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sipsa, V.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Raptis, S. A.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Incidence of ulcerative colitis in Central Greece: a prospective study</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">World J GastroenterolWorld J GastroenterolWorld J Gastroenterol</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">World journal of gastroenterology</style></alt-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">World journal of gastroenterologyWorld journal of gastroenterology</style></short-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adolescent</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adult</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Age Distribution</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Child</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Colitis, Ulcerative/*epidemiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Female</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Greece/epidemiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Incidence</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Male</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Middle Aged</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prospective Studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rural Population/statistics &amp; numerical data</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sex Distribution</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Urban Population/statistics &amp; numerical data</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mar 28</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1785-7</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1007-9327 (Print)1007-9327 (Linking)</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">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.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15793864</style></accession-num><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">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.</style></notes><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4305874</style></custom2><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">23 Sisini Street, 11528 Athens, Greece. sdladas@hol.gr</style></auth-address></record></records></xml>