The Changing Frequency of Celiac Disease Diagnosed at the Stollery Children’s Hospital

BACKGROUND: Celiac disease (CD) is recognized as one of the most common and important autoimmune gastrointestinal disorders affecting children. There is evidence that a diagnosis of CD during childhood improves health outcomes. The increasing prevalence of CD is due to increased awareness of the wid...

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Main Authors: Seema Rajani, Hien Q Huynh, Justine Turner
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/968062
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spelling doaj-art-ba715564ee424604b4f0a51c92bcb2062025-02-03T06:44:31ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-0124210911210.1155/2010/968062The Changing Frequency of Celiac Disease Diagnosed at the Stollery Children’s HospitalSeema Rajani0Hien Q Huynh1Justine Turner2Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Celiac disease (CD) is recognized as one of the most common and important autoimmune gastrointestinal disorders affecting children. There is evidence that a diagnosis of CD during childhood improves health outcomes. The increasing prevalence of CD is due to increased awareness of the wide range of extraintestinal symptoms associated with CD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/968062
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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