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Growth Stunting and Nutritional Deficiencies Among Children and Adolescents with Celiac Disease in Kuwait: A Case-Control Study
2022-10-05
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten ingestion in genetically predisposed individuals. It can lead to chronic bowel inflammation and cause serious adverse consequences on children's health and development, including failure to thrive (FTT) or impaired growth. Currently, data on pediatric CD in Kuwait are limited. Objective We aimed to assess th...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 46959483-f1eb-5b96-a6f2-8890231b26af
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1878178/v1
