Body mass index is not a reliable tool in predicting celiac disease in children

BACKGROUND: Untreated celiac disease is traditionally believed to be associated with malabsorption and underweight. However, studies describing body mass index (BMI) in individuals at the time of diagnosis have shown contradictory results. We investigated the differences in weight, height, and BMI i...

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Autores principales: van der Pals, Maria, Myléus, Anna, Norström, Fredrik, Hammarroth, Solveig, Högberg, Lotta, Rosén, Anna, Ivarsson, Anneli, Carlsson, Annelie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24981433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-165

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24981433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-165

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