Use of Community Resources before Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery is Associated with Postsurgical Quality of Life

BACKGROUND: Research in chronic illness shows that community resources can have a lasting influence on the course of the illness; however, little research has been done to evaluate the community agencies that specifically address the needs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Norman Moskovitz, Robert Gordon Maunder, Zane Cohen, Robin Susan McLeod, Helen MacRae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/512142