Current global trends in the incidence of pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease
Josef Sýkora, Renáta Pomahačová, Marcela Kreslová, Dominika Cvalínová, Přemysl Štych, Jan Schwarz
Josef Sýkora, Renáta Pomahačová, Marcela Kreslová, Dominika Cvalínová, Jan Schwarz, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Faculty Hospital, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic
Přemysl Štych, Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Prague 128 43, Czech Republic
Author contributions: Sýkora J and Schwarz J contributed equally to this work, and were responsible for the conception, the study design, the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis and performed the data acquisition; Pomahačová R, Kreslová M, Cvalínová D and Štych P analyzed the data, drafted the manuscript and revised it critically for important intelectuall content; Štych P performed and edited choropleth maps; Sýkora J and Schwarz J wrote the manuscript; all authors have seen and approved the version of manuscript to be submitted.
Supported by the “On Our Own Feet Movement - Přátelé stonožky” - Endowment Program; and Research Project Progress Q-39.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Correspondence to: Jan Schwarz, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Paediatrics, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Faculty Hospital, Alej Svobody 80, Pilsen 304 60, Czech Republic. schwarzj@fnplzen.cz
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Received: March 29, 2018
Peer-review started: March 29, 2018
First decision: May 9, 2018
Revised: June 1, 2018
Accepted: June 25, 2018
Article in press: June 25, 2018
Published online: July 7, 2018
