Serological screening of coeliac disease: Choosing the optimal procedure according to various prevalence values

Gut

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 771-775

  Corrao, G ^a,b   Corazza, G R ^b   Andreani, M L ^c   Torchio, P ^b   Valentini, R A ^b   Galatola, G ^d   Quaglino, D ^b   Gasbarrini, G ^c   Di Orio, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIADIN ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0028234974     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.35.6.771     Document Type: Article

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