The clinical relevance of duodenal intraepithelial lymphocyte counts in children treated for coeliac disease

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1133-1135

  Grant, C ^a   Hogberg L ^a   Falth Magnusson K ^b   Grodzinsky, E ^c   Sundqvist, T ^b   Stenhammar, L ^a,b  

^a Norrkoping Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; DUODENUM MUCOSA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; BIOPSY; BLOOD; DUODENUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUODENUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE;

EID: 63849269701     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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