Burden of celiac disease in the Mediterranean area


Greco L., Timpone L., Abkari A., Abu-Zekry M., Attard T., Bouguerra F., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.17, no.45, pp.4971-4978, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 45
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4971
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.4971-4978
  • Keywords: Pediatric, Celiac disease, Short stature, Anemia, Osteopenia, Purchasing power parity, Standardized mortality rate, Mediterranean area, TISSUE-TRANSGLUTAMINASE ANTIBODY, TYPE-1 DIABETES-MELLITUS, BLOOD-DONORS, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES, TURKISH POPULATION, MIDDLE-EASTERN, HEALTHY BLOOD, PREVALENCE, CHILDREN
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

AIM: To estimate the burden of undiagnosed celiac disease (CD) in the Mediterranean area in terms of morbidity, mortality and health cost.