Prevalence of celiac disease in primary care: the need for its own code

Prevalence of celiac disease in primary care: the need for its own code

Abstract Background Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune chronic enteropathy of the small intestine caused by exposure to gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. CD is not easy to diagnose due to its unspecific symptomatology, especially in adults, a diagnosed/undiagnosed ratio of 1:7 is esti...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Fueyo-Díaz, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Barbara Masluk, Guillermo Palacios-Navarro, Angela Asensio-Martínez, Santiago Gascón-Santos, Bárbara Olivan-Blázquez, Juan José Sebastián-Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Celiac disease
Prevalence
Diagnosis
Primary care, epidemiological research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4407-4

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