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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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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 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-436-2 |