Elsevier

The Lancet

Volume 354, Issue 9180, 28 August 1999, Pages 744-745
The Lancet

Research Letters
Osteopenia in patients with clinically silent coeliac disease warrants screening

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Summary

Bone-mineral density was measured in 19 clinically silent coeliac patients. The density was low, comparable with that in coeliac cases, and improved by gluten-free diet.

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