Impact of CD on QoL
•IBDQ scores of clinical trial patients were compared with those of community-surveyed IBD patients and healthy non-IBD patients
–Scores were similar in clinical trial and community   IBD patients
–Scores were significantly lower in community           IBD patients than in healthy non-IBD patients
•Relatively “well” IBD patients had an impaired QoL
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