Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages S57-S67 , April 2005

The prevalence of celiac disease in average-risk and at-risk Western European populations: A systematic review

  • Catherine Dubé

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
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  • Alaa Rostom

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Alaa Rostom, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4E9.
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  • Richmond Sy

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
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  • Ann Cranney

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
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  • Navaaz Saloojee

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
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  • Chantelle Garritty

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    • Chalmers Research Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Margaret Sampson

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    • Chalmers Research Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Li Zhang

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    • Chalmers Research Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Fatemeh Yazdi

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    • Chalmers Research Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Vasil Mamaladze

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    • Chalmers Research Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Irene Pan

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    • Chalmers Research Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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  • Joanne MacNeil

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
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  • David Mack

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
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  • Dilip Patel

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    • Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Unit, Ontario, Canada
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  • David Moher

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    • Chalmers Research Group, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.02.014

Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages S57-S67 , April 2005

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