High prevalence of unrecognized celiac disease in an unselected hospital population in north-eastern brasil (recife, pernambuco)

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-215

  Trevisiol, Chiara ^a   Brandt, Katia Galeao ^a   Silva, Giselia Alves Pontes ^a   Crovella, Sergio ^a   Ventura, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CELIAC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

BRAZIL; CELIAC DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 16644371713     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200408000-00022     Document Type: Letter

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