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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2013; 19(12): 1930-1935
Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1930
Published online Mar 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1930
Decreased prevalence of celiac disease among Brazilian elderly
Lucas Malta Almeida, Fernanda Coutinho de Almeida, Patrícia Maria Fritsch, Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, University of Brasilia School of Medicin, Brasilia DF 70910900, Brazil
Lucas Malta Almeida, Fernanda Coutinho de Almeida, Patrícia Maria Fritsch, Doctoral fellow of Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brasilia DF 70910900, Brazil
Luiz Claudio Castro, Rosa Harumi Uenishi, Lenora Gandolfi, Riccardo Pratesi, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Brasilia School of Health Sciences, Brasilia DF 70910900, Brazil
Luiz Claudio Castro, Rosa Harumi Uenishi, Lenora Gandolfi, Riccardo Pratesi, Research Center for Celiac disease, University of Brasilia School of Medicine, Brasilia DF 70910900, Brazil
Yanna Karla de Medeiros Nóbrega, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Brasilia School of Health Sciences, Brasilia DF 70910900, Brazil
Yanna Karla de Medeiros Nóbrega, Research Center for Celiac Disease, University of Brasilia School of Medicine, Brasilia DF 70910900, Brazil
Author contributions: Gandolfi L and Pratesi R had the original idea and made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study; Almeida LM wrote the study protocol and, along with Gandolfi L, wrote the initial version of the paper; Almeida LM, Uenishi RH and de Almeida FC collected the laboratory samples and did the laboratory work; de Medeiros Nóbrega YK supervised the laboratory work, analyzed clinical and laboratory data, performed the statistical analysis, and performed the final critical review of the paper; Castro LC and Pratesi R wrote the final version of the paper; all authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper.
Correspondence to: Yanna Karla de Medeiros Nóbrega, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Brasilia School of Health Sciences, SQN 314 Bloco E Apt 501 Asa Norte, Brasilia DF 70910900, Brazil. yannanobrega@gmail.com
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Received: June 21, 2012
Revised: December 3, 2012
Accepted: December 12, 2012
Published online: March 28, 2013
Revised: December 3, 2012
Accepted: December 12, 2012
Published online: March 28, 2013
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