European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 247-253 , August 2010

Current methods to diagnose the unresponsive and complicated forms of coeliac disease

  • M. Hadithi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Maasstad Hospital, Postbus 9119, 3007 AC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • A.S. Peña

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 18 July 2008 ,Revised 24 January 2010 ,Accepted 29 January 2010.

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European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 247-253 , August 2010

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