Identification of coeliac disease in primary care

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 491-493

  Dickey, W ^a   Mcmillan, S A ^b   Hughes, D F ^b  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Diagnosis; Endomysial antibody; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CELIAC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031808372     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850172043     Document Type: Article

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