title: Crohn disease: taking charge of a lifelong disorder.
authors.affiliation: Carla Smith is a clinical education instructor and Helene Harris is a clinical educator at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in Temple, Tex.
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D014456:Ulcer