Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 1997)

Evaluation of the Endomysial Antibody for Celiac Disease: Operating Properties and Associated Cost Implications in Clinical Practice

  • Kenneth Atkinson,
  • Sonya Tokmakajian,
  • William Watson,
  • James Gregor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/1997/813148
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 8
pp. 673 – 677

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the operating properties of endomysial antibodies (EMAs) in the diagnosis of celiac disease and to examine, using a cost minimization model, different strategies used in the diagnosis of celiac disease.