"You don't need a prescription to go gluten-free": The scientific self-diagnosis of celiac disease

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 623-631

  Copelton, Denise A ^a   Valle, Giuseppina ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Direct access testing; Medical diagnosis; Scientific self diagnosis; Self diagnosis; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DISEASE TREATMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTESTINE BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELIAC DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67849089054     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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