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Clinical guidelines:
Celiac disease. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on Celiac Disease - Independent Expert Panel
Office of Medical Applications of Research (NIH) - Federal Government Agency [U.S.].  2004 Aug 9.  15 pages.  NGC:003830

Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease in children: recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition - Professional Association.  2005 Jan.  19 pages.  NGC:004186

Clinical trials:
Celiac Disease Prevention

Urinary Vitamin C Loss in Diabetic Subjects

Keywords

scurvy, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, vitamin C deficiency, vitamins, vitamin, vitamin deficiency, redox, malabsorption, vitamin C foods, ascorbic acid deficiency, malabsorption syndromes

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