Disappointing sensitivity of endoscopic markers for villous atrophy in a high-risk population: Implications for celiac disease diagnosis during routine endoscopy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 2126-2128

  Dickey, William ^a   Hughes, Dermot ^b  

^a ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; DUODENUM MUCOSA; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034942295     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02510-2     Document Type: Article

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