Epidemiology of coeliac disease

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 234-236

  Schapira, M ^a   Maisin, J M ^a   Ghilain, J M ^a   De Maeght, S ^a   Deltenre, P ^a   Henrion, J ^a  

^a Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adults; Australia; Coeliac disease; Endoscopy; Epidemiology; Europe; South America; USA

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CELIAC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPY; EUROPE; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CELIAC DISEASE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0142118314     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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