Screening of celiac disease in children with alopecia areata

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 317-

  Ertekin, Vildan ^a   Tosun, Mahya Sultan ^a,b   Erdem, Teoman ^a,c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DOWN SYNDROME; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LETTER; PATHOLOGIST; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SHORT STATURE; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; VITILIGO;

EID: 84899635717     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.131468     Document Type: Letter

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