Celiac disease as a cause or growth retardation in childhood

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 445-449

  Catassi, Carlo ^a   Fasano, Alessio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Genetic conditions; Gluten; Growth retardation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE GROWTH; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SCREENING; SYMPTOM;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 3442886801     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000133637.64414.20     Document Type: Review

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