The Swedish epidemic of coeliac disease explored using an epidemiological approach - Some lessons to be learnt

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 425-440

  Ivarsson, Anneli ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Cumulative incidence; Epidemiology; Feeding; Incidence rate; Infant; Multifactorial; Prevention

Indexed keywords

GLUTEN;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOLLOW UP; FOOD COMPOSITION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFANT FEEDING; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUMMER; SWEDEN; WINTER;

EID: 19944412520     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2005.02.005     Document Type: Review

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