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Case Reports
. 1995 Aug;73(2):166-7.
doi: 10.1136/adc.73.2.166.

Coeliac disease in children of West Indian origin

J C Hung  1 , A D Phillips, J A Walker-Smith
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Case Reports

Coeliac disease in children of West Indian origin

J C Hung et al. Arch Dis Child. 1995 Aug.

Abstract

Coeliac disease is uncommon in populations of non-European origin. Two English born West Indian children with coeliac disease are presented. The diagnosis should be considered in children of West Indian origin with chronic diarrhoea.

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