Epidemiological, clinical and histopathologic characteristics of celiac disease: Results of a case-finding population-based program in an Italian community

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 950-957

  Lanzini, Alberto ^a   Villanacci, Vincenzo ^a   Apillan, Nazzaren ^a   Lanzarotto, Francesco ^a   Pirali, Francesco ^a   Amato, Massimo ^a   Indelicato, Anna ^b   Scarcella, Carmelo ^b   Donato, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Local Public Health Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti transglutaminases; Antibodies; Antiendomysial; Celiac; Epidemiology; Histopathology; Serology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 23644449219     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510023107     Document Type: Article

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