Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages S25-S32 , April 2005

What are the sensitivity and specificity of serologic tests for celiac disease? Do sensitivity and specificity vary in different populations?

  • Ivor D. Hill

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Ivor D. Hill, MD ChB, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157. fax: (336) 716-9229

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.02.012

Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages S25-S32 , April 2005

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