100 Questions and Answers about Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis : A Lahey Clinic Guide

Whether you’re a newly diagnosed patient, or a friend or relative of someone suffering with Crohns Disease or Ulcerative Colitis, this book offers help. Completely revised and updated, 100 Questions & Answers About Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: A Lahey Clinic Guide, Second Edition provides authoritative, practical answers to common questions about this condition to help patients and families achieve a greater understanding of all aspects of dealing with Crohns Disease including treatment options, sources of support, and much more. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

Andrew S. Warner, MD is Chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology at Lahey Clinic, and is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and a Clinical Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has been Director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Lahey Clinic since 1992 where he has participated in many clinical trials for new treatments for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and is the author of numerous publications in the are of inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Warner has been an active member of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America and currently serves on the medical advisory committee of the New England chapter.

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