Prevalence of celiac disease: Before and after a national change in feeding recommendations

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 553-558

  Carlsson, Annelie ^a   Agardh, Daniel ^a   Borulf, Stefan ^a   Grodzinsky, Ewa ^b   Axelsson, Irene ^a   Ivarsson, Sten A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Children; IgA antiendomysium antibodies; IgA antigliadin antibodies; Screening

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLUTEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT FEEDING; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; WEANING;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33646492491     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520500352600     Document Type: Article

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