The prevalence of coeliac disease is significantly higher in children compared with adults

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-486

  Marine M ^a   Farre, C ^b   Alsina, M ^a   Vilar, P ^b   Cortijo, M ^c   Salas, A ^a   Fernandez Banares F ^a   Rosinach, M ^a   Santaolalla, R ^a   Loras, C ^a   Marques T ^b   Cusi V ^b   Hernandez M I ^b   Carrasco, A ^a   Ribes, J ^d,e   Viver, J M ^a   Esteve, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^c Occupational Health Department   (Spain)

^d Department of Health   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELIAC DISEASE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751499372     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04543.x     Document Type: Article

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