Mortality Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case –Control Study of New York State Death Records

ConclusionsBoth CD and UC cases were more likely to die of a gastrointestinal etiology, and CD patients were more likely to die prematurely. There was no significant difference in the premature death, average age of death, and cause of death in this IBD population after the availability of anti-TNF therapy.

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Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - January 2, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research

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