title: Inflammatory bowel disease and smoking.
abstract: Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for Crohn's disease and can have an adverse affect on its clinical course. The recurrence of Crohn's disease is lower in non-smokers, who also have a lower risk of relapse and surgery. Further research is needed to quantify the benefits of smoking cessation among people with inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.affiliation: Royal Free Hospital, London.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sercombe
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking; D016540:Smoking Cessation