Celiac disease: Pediatric celiac diseasegis a diagnostic biopsy necessary?

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 127-128

  Högberg, Lotta ^a   Stenhammar, Lars ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ2 ANTIGEN; HLA DQ8 ANTIGEN;

CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENTEROPATHY; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84858082036     PISSN: 17595045     EISSN: 17595053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2012.11     Document Type: Short Survey

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