Gastroenterology
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Pages 429-436 , August 2003

Fracture risk in people with celiac disease: a population-based cohort study

  • Joe West

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Joe West, BMedSci, BM, BS, MRCP, MSc, University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK NG7 2UH; fax: (44) 0-115-970-9316
    • University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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  • Richard F.A Logan

      Affiliations

    • University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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  • Tim R Card

      Affiliations

    • University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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  • Chris Smith

      Affiliations

    • University of Nottingham, School of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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  • Richard Hubbard

      Affiliations

    • University of Nottingham, Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Medical School, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Received 7 March 2003 ,Accepted 15 May 2003.

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☆ Supported by the Wellcome Trust (grant number 063800). J.W. is a Wellcome Research Training Fellow in Clinical Epidemiology.

PII: S0016-5085(03)00891-6

doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(03)00891-6

Gastroenterology
Volume 125, Issue 2 , Pages 429-436 , August 2003

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