The Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United States
The report incorporates current and retrospective data on all aspects of the epidemiology, practice patterns, costs, and impact of digestive diseases in the United States and is intended for use by public officials, nongovernment organizations, the media, academic researchers, health professionals, and the public.
Foreword/Acknowledgments | (PDF 544Kb, 3 pages)
Chapter 1: ALL DIGESTIVE DISEASES | Print version (PDF 319Kb, 7 pages)
Chapter 2: GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS | Print version (PDF 288Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 3: VIRAL HEPATITIS | Print version (PDF 603Kb, 11 pages)
Chapter 4: DIGESTIVE CANCERS | Print version (PDF 334Kb, 5 pages)
Chapter 5: CANCER OF THE ESOPHAGUS | Print version (PDF 438Kb, 6 pages)
Chapter 6: CANCER OF THE STOMACH | Print version (PDF 240Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 7: CANCER OF THE SMALL INTESTINE | Print version (PDF 236Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 8: CANCER OF THE COLON AND RECTUM | Print version (PDF 241Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 9: PRIMARY LIVER CANCER | Print version (PDF 237Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 10: CANCER OF THE BILE DUCTS | Print version (PDF 238Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 11: CANCER OF THE GALLBLADDER | Print version (PDF 265Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 12: CANCER OF THE PANCREAS | Print version (PDF 219Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 13: HEMORRHOIDS | Print version (PDF 258Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 14: GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE | Print version (PDF 177Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 15: PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE | Print version (PDF 175Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 16: FUNCTIONAL INTESTINAL DISORDERS | Print version (PDF 420Kb, 12 pages)
Chapter 17: APPENDICITIS | Print version (PDF 169Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 18: ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA | Print version (PDF 169Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 19: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE | Print version (PDF 408Kb, 10 pages)
Chapter 20: DIVERTICULAR DISEASE | Print version (PDF 175Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 21: LIVER DISEASE | Print version (PDF 174Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 22: GALLSTONES | Print version (PDF 116Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 23: PANCREATITIS | Print version (PDF 119Kb, 4 pages)
Chapter 24: INDICATIONS AND OUTCOMES OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY | Print version (PDF 315Kb, 14 pages)
Chapter 25: COSTS OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES | Print version (PDF 145Kb, 12 pages)
_. APPENDICES | Print version (PDF 351Kb, 36 pages)
1. ICD and SEER Codes
2. Summary of Surveys Used in The Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United States
3. Methodology for Tables and Figures
_. Index of Tables and Figures
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Suggested Citation
[Author(s). Chapter title. In:] Everhart JE, editor. The burden of digestive diseases in the United States. US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2008; NIH Publication No. 09-6443 [pp. – ].
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