Changing patterns of coeliac serology requests

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1137-1142

  Evans, K E ^a   Malloy, A R ^a   Gorard, D A ^a  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849109236     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.03982.x     Document Type: Article

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