Undiagnosed celiac disease in adults unmasked by endoscopy

Harefuah

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-16+79

  Yassin, K ^a   Lachter, J ^a   Suissa, A ^a   Chermesh, I ^a   Eliakim, R ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Antiendomysial antibodies; Celiac; Small bowell biopsy

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; PREVALENCE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037284846     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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