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BOOK REVIEW
Challenges in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2nd Edition
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Edited by D P Jewell, N J Mortensen, A H Steinhart, J H Pemberton, B F Warren. Published by Blackwell, Oxford, 2006, $129.95 (hardback), pp 400. ISBN 978-1-4051-2234-4
There are many challenges facing a gastroenterologist managing patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), not least keeping up with the pace of research into the genetic and immunological basis of the disease and into novel therapeutic paradigms, which must be weighed against tried and tested treatments. There are many texts that cover all aspects of the aetiology, epidemiology and management of IBD. Those interested in IBD will often find these lengthy books cumbersome to read …