Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly
Bibliographical searches were performed in MEDLINE up to June 2013 using the following keywords: (inflammatory bowel disease OR Crohn's disease OR ulcerative colitis) AND (elderly OR ageing OR older). Articles published in any language were included. Reference lists from the articles selected by electronic searching were manually reviewed to identify further relevant studies. Abstracts of the articles selected in each of these multiple searches were reviewed, and those meeting the inclusion criteria (that is, providing data regarding IBD in the elderly) were recorded.
Search Strategy
Bibliographical searches were performed in MEDLINE up to June 2013 using the following keywords: (inflammatory bowel disease OR Crohn's disease OR ulcerative colitis) AND (elderly OR ageing OR older). Articles published in any language were included. Reference lists from the articles selected by electronic searching were manually reviewed to identify further relevant studies. Abstracts of the articles selected in each of these multiple searches were reviewed, and those meeting the inclusion criteria (that is, providing data regarding IBD in the elderly) were recorded.