Undiagnosed coeliac disease is common in finnish adults

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1280-1283

  Kolho, K L ^b   Farkkila M A ^b   Savilahti, Errki ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antiendomysium antibodies; Coeliac disease; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLIADIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD3; AUTOANTIBODIES; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0345471399     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850172368     Document Type: Article

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