Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12981
Title: | Diagnosis of Coeliac disease : an update |
Authors: | Cilia Vincenti, Albert |
Keywords: | Celiac disease -- Diagnosis |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Medical Portals Ltd. |
Citation: | Cilia Vincenti, A. (2012). Diagnosis of Coeliac disease : an update. The Synapse, (6), 23 |
Abstract: | Overall prevalence rate of coeliac disease in both children and adults in the western world is quoted at 1% although some groups have reported a five-fold increase in children when compared to adults. The disease is more prevalent than first thought in Eastern Europe and Asia, with as many as 1% of Latvians and 1.44% of north Indians testing positive with routine screening serology. The rise is largely attributed to increased awareness and education resulting on average in 16% annual increases in serological testing for coeliac disease.1 Large scale studies of healthy school children from Eastern Europe and North Africa have reported prevalence rates similar to those in the western world of between 0.4 and 1.1%. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12981 |
Appears in Collections: | The Synapse, Issue 6 The Synapse, Issue 6 |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis of Coeliac Disease.pdf | 103.17 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in OAR@UM are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.