The Epidemiology of Celiac Disease

Science of Gluten-Free Foods and Beverages

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-11

  Catassi, Carlo ^a,b   Yachha, Surender Kumar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELIAC DISEASE;

EID: 85042278339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-891127-67-0.50003-0     Document Type: Chapter

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