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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2007; 13(10): 1599-1601
Published online Mar 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i10.1599
Prevalence of coeliac disease in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis in a Turkish population
Sefa Guliter, Fahri Yakaryilmaz, Zubeyde Ozkurt, Reyhan Ersoy, Derya Ucardag, Osman Caglayan, Pınar Atasoy
Sefa Guliter, Fahri Yakaryilmaz, Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey
Zubeyde Ozkurt, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
Reyhan Ersoy, Department of Endocrinology, Ankara Ataturk Education Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
Derya Ucardag, Department of Internal Medicine, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey
Osman Caglayan, Department of Biochemistry, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey
Pınar Atasoy, Department of Pathology, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Sefa Guliter, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Emek Mah 78 Sokak 3/8, Ankara, 06510, Turkey. sguliter@yahoo.com
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Received: December 13, 2006
Revised: January 5, 2006
Accepted: February 9, 2007
Published online: March 14, 2007
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