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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...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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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 |