Authors: Frazer A C
Publish Date: 1952/11/01
Volume: 46, Issue: 6, Pages: 576-599
Abstract
A C Frazer Disordered gastrointestinal function and its relationship to tropical sprue coeliac disease and idiopathic steatorrhoea Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume 46 Issue 6 November 1952 Pages 576–599 https//doiorg/101016/00359203529002057 The relationship of possible primary aetiological factors to this basic intestinal fault is reviewed Adrenal insufficiency climatic factors and vitamin deficiency do not seem to be primary factors Infection and hereditary factors may have a causative role in any of the three conditions Rancid fats may be important in tropical sprue Dietary wheat gluten is a factor of major importance in coeliac disease
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