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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2009; 15(42): 5321-5325
Published online Nov 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5321
Celiac disease in patients with presumed irritable bowel syndrome: A case-finding study
Khaled Ali Jadallah, Yousef Saleh Khader
Khaled Ali Jadallah, Department of Internal Medicine, King Abdullah University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Yousef Saleh Khader, Department of Community Medicine, Public Health, and Family Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Author contributions: Jadallah KA conceived the design of the study, recruited the patients, drafted the article and contributed to its final revision; Khader YS made a major contribution to the design of the study, performed the statistical analysis of data and critically reviewed the final draft of the article.
Correspondence to: Khaled Ali Jadallah, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, King Abdullah University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan. khaled-j@just.edu.jo
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Received: July 10, 2009
Revised: September 2, 2009
Accepted: September 9, 2009
Published online: November 14, 2009
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