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Chronic diarrhoea: Definition, classification and diagnosis

Fernández-Bañares, F; Accarino, A; Balboa, A; Domènech, E; Esteve, M; Garcia-Planella, E; Guardiola, J; Molero, X; Rodríguez-Luna, A; Ruiz-Cerulla, A; Santos, J; Vaquero, E.

Gastroenterol. hepatol; 39 (8), 2016

Chronic diarrhoea is a common presenting symptom in both primary care medicine and in specialized gastroenterology clinics. It is estimated that >5% of the population has chronic diarrhoea and nearly 40% of these patients are older than 60 years. Clinicians often need to select the best diagnostic approa...

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World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for allergic disease prevention (GLAD-P): vitamin D

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of allergic diseases is approximately 10 % in infants whose parents and siblings do not have allergic diseases and 20-30 % in those with an allergic first-degree relative. Vitamin D is involved in the regulation of the immune system and it may play a role in the development, se...