Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 454-463 , August 2005

Celiac Disease and Risk of Adverse Fetal Outcome: A Population-Based Cohort Study

  • Jonas F. Ludvigsson

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Department, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
    • Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Pediatric Dept, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro 70185, Sweden.fax: (46) 19-187915.
    • ,
  • Scott M. Montgomery

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Clinical Research Center, Örebro University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anders Ekbom

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 27 January 2005 ,Accepted 4 May 2005.

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 Supported by grants from The Örebro Society of Medicine, The Sven Jerring Foundation, Karolinska Institute funds, The Swedish Society of Medicine, the Swedish Research Council, the Majblomman Foundation, and Örebro University Hospital (to J.F.L. [for manuscript preparation]).

PII: S0016-5085(05)01100-5

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.05.065

Gastroenterology
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 454-463 , August 2005

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