Mass screening for celiac disease : a public health intervention from the participant perspective

Mass screening for celiac disease : a public health intervention from the participant perspective

Background  Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic disorder in genetically predisposed individuals in which damage to the small intestine is caused by eating foods containing gluten. The prevalence has been shown to vary from around 1-3%, but most people with CD are undiagnosed. An option for finding thos...

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Main Author: Nordyke, Katrina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Epidemiologi och global hälsa 2013
Subjects:
adolescents
celiac disease
children
EQ-5D
intervention
public health
narrative
screening
screening-detected
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-81689
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-726-4

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