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Systematic review: worldwide variation in the frequency of coeliac disease and changes over time.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Aug 2013
Kang J Y, Kang A H Y, Green A, Gwee K A, Ho K Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coeliac disease (CD), originally thought to be largely confined to Northern Europe and Australasia and uncommon in North America and the Middle East, is now recognised to be equally common in all these countries. It is still thought to be rare in the Orient and Sub-Saharan Africa. AIM: To assess geographical differences and time trends in the frequency of CD. METHODS: Medline and Embase searches were...
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