Towards explaining the Swedish epidemic of celiac disease : an epidemiological approach

Background: Celiac disease occurs worldwide in approximately 1% of the population, whereof the majority of cases are undiagnosed. Sweden experienced an epidemic (1984-1996) of clinically detected celiac disease in children below 2 years of age, partly attributed to changes in infant feeding. Whether...

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Main Author: Myléus, Anna
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-57831
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