Prevalence of celiac disease among blood donors in Brazil

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 689-692

  Gandolfi, L ^c   Pratesi, R ^a,b   Cordoba, J C M ^a,b   Tauil, P L ^a,b   Gasparin, M ^a,b   Catassi, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLIADIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; INTESTINE CRYPT; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; BRAZIL; CELIAC DISEASE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033995570     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00906-5     Document Type: Article

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