High prevalence of coeliac disease in a population-based study from Western Australia: A case for screening?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 247-250

  Hovell, C J ^a   Collett, J A ^a   Vautier, G ^a   Cheng, A J P ^a   Sutanto, E ^a   Mallon, D F ^a   Olynyk, J K ^a   Cullen, D J E ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CELIAC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTESTINE BIOPSY; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RELATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCREENING;

EID: 0035801682     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143555.x     Document Type: Article

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