Coeliac disease screening in children: assessment of a novel anti-gliadin antibody assay
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0887-8013,1098-2825
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20263