Celiac disease is diagnosed less frequently in young adult males

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1509-1512

  Dixit, Rohit ^a   Lebwohl, Benjamin ^a   Ludvigsson, Jonas F ^b,c   Lewis, Suzanne K ^a   Rizkalla Reilly, Norelle ^a   Green, Peter H R ^a,d  

^a Department of Medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Celiac disease; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903534185     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3025-6     Document Type: Article

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