description: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) comprises two chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract: ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The incidence of IBD has been steadily increasing over recent decades, and it now affects 2 in every 1000 people in North America. Multidisciplinary care of affected patients, both in the hospital and the community, is essential.FAST FACTS: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE is directed to the broad range of carers involved in the management of patients with IBD: primary care physicians, specialist nurses, trainees and patients themselves.Key features:An expert, practical guide to the recognition, management and complications of both diseases.Includes the latest information on the possible causes of IBD and its medical treatment.Comprehensively illustrated and clearly written to offer sound therapeutic advice.
language: English
title: Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
titlecomplete: Fast Facts: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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publisher: Health Press Limited