title: The role of local self-help groups for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Members of a self-help group for patients with inflammatory bowel disease wished to support local research, provide advice for fellow sufferers and develop an interest in family planning.
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000523:psychology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012380:Role; D012657:Self-Help Groups