Background Indigenous people in Canada often face barriers to access specialized care,
with limited data in evaluating health care utilization among Indigenous people with …

Background Rural dwellers with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face barriers to
accessing specialized health services. We aimed to contrast health care utilization between …

Background There is limited to no evidence of the prevalence and incidence rates of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among Indigenous peoples. In partnership with …

Background Canada's large geographic area and low population density poses challenges
in access to specialized healthcare for remote and rural residents. Inflammatory bowel …

Background: IBD-related hospitalizations contribute to significant morbidity and health care
economic burden. Methods: IBD-related hospitalizations (identified with ICD-9) among US …

Background The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rising worldwide, though
the differences in health care utilization among different races and ethnicities remains …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients may be at increased risk for having
no health insurance. Our objectives were to assess the prevalence of hospitalized IBD …

Objectives Our study aimed to calculate the prevalence and estimate the direct health care
costs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and test if trends in the prevalence and direct …

Background & Aims Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) require repeated
health care encounters, although the focus of care differs when patients are seen in …

Background and aims Canada's large geographic area and low population density pose
challenges in access to specialized health care for remote and rural residents. We …