Diagnosing celiac disease: how important is the biopsy?

Editorial

. 2010 Sep;157(3):353-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.010. Epub 2010 May 15.

Editorial

Ivor D Hill. J Pediatr. 2010 Sep.

. 2010 Sep;157(3):353-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.010. Epub 2010 May 15.

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