Open AccessPhysicians Caring for Celiac Patients do not Routinely Recommend Screening of First-Degree Family Members
Author(s) -
Abhik Roy,
Colin Smith,
Constantine Daskalakis,
Kristin Voorhees,
Stephanie Moleski,
Anthony J. DiMarino,
David Kastenberg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2224-6509
pISSN - 2224-3992
DOI - 10.17554/j.issn.2224-3992.2015.04.585
Subject(s) - medicine , first degree relatives , degree (music) , family medicine , family history , physics , acoustics
Screening first-degree relatives of celiac disease (CD) patients offers an opportunity to diagnose CD in a high-risk population.This study aims to determine how frequently CD patients receive a physician-issued recommendation for first-degree relative screening.