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Department Case Study—Primary Care| Volume 24, ISSUE 1, P53-57, January 2010

Celiac Disease: What to Do When the Tissue Transglutaminase Is Positive

      Ambler Pediatrics
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      Biography

      Fiona Elisabeth Paul, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA.