Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages S104-S108 , April 2005

Should adults be screened for celiac disease? What are the benefits and harms of screening?

  • Pekka Collin

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Pekka Collin, MD, PhD, Medical School FIN-33014, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. fax: (358) 3 2158402

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 Supported by a grant from the Medical Research Fund of Tampere University Hospital.

PII: S0016-5085(05)00190-3

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.02.021

Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4, Supplement 1 , Pages S104-S108 , April 2005

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