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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2010; 16(22): 2780-2787
Published online Jun 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i22.2780
Anxiety and depression in adult patients with celiac disease on a gluten-free diet
Winfried Häuser, Karl-Heinz Janke, Bodo Klump, Michael Gregor, Andreas Hinz
Winfried Häuser, Department of Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Winterberg 1, D-66119 Saarbrücken and Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapie, Technische Universität München, Langestr. 5, Germany
Karl-Heinz Janke, Baden-Württemberg State Health Office, District Government Stuttgart, Nordbahnhofstrasse 135, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany
Bodo Klump, Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Cancer, St. Anna Hospital, Obere Waiblinger Starße 101, D-70374 Stuttgart, Germany and Department of Internal Medicine 1, Universitätskliniken Tübingen, Otfried-Müllerstr. 16, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
Michael Gregor, Department of Internal Medicine 1, Universitätskliniken Tübingen, Otfried-Müllerstr. 16, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
Andreas Hinz, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Universität Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthalstr. 55, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Author contributions: Häuser W coordinated the surveys of celiac and inflammatory bowel disease patients; Klump B, Gregor M and Janke KH coordinated the survey of inflammatory bowel disease patients; Hinz A coordinated the general population survey; all authors were involved in performing statistical calculations and in editing the manuscript; Häuser W designed the study and wrote the manuscript; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by The German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF D 20.00415) within the competence network “Inflammatory Bowel Disease” and by the German Celiac Society
Correspondence to: Winfried Häuser, MD, Department of Internal Medicine I, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Winterberg 1, D-66119 Saarbrücken, Germany. whaeuser@klinikum-saarbruecken.de
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Received: January 6, 2010
Revised: March 4, 2010
Accepted: March 11, 2010
Published online: June 14, 2010
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