%0 Journal Article %T EpidemIBD: rationale and design of a large-scale epidemiological study of inflammatory bowel disease in Spain %A Ana Garre %A Beatriz Sicilia %A Cristina Rodr¨ªguez %A Daniel Ceballos %A Daniel Ginard %A Emilio Torrella %A EpidemIBD study group of GETECCU %A Esther Garc¨ªa-Esquinas %A Fernando Gomoll¨®n %A Fernando Rodr¨ªguez-Artalejo %A Hip¨®lito Fern¨¢ndez %A Javier P. Gisbert %A Jos¨¦ Luis Cabriada %A Jos¨¦ Manuel Ben¨ªtez %A Manuel Barreiro-de Acosta %A Mar¨ªa Chaparro %A Mar¨ªa Esteve %A Mar¨ªa Jos¨¦ Casanova %A Montserrat Rivero %A Pilar Nos %A Pilar Robledo %A Rufo Lorente %A Sabino Riestra %J Archive of "Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology". %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1756284819847034 %X Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a considerable burden to the patient and society. However, current data on IBD incidence and burden are limited because of the paucity of nationwide epidemiological studies, heterogeneous designs, and a low number of participating centers and sample size. The EpidemIBD study is a large-scale investigation to provide an accurate assessment of the incidence of IBD in Spain, as well as treatment patterns and outcomes %K epidemiology %K inflammatory bowel disease %K Crohn¡¯s disease %K ulcerative colitis %K incidence %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6535735/