Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Coeliac disease (CD) is associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and relevance of screening for osteoporosis in CD and to determine possible risk factors in the coeliac population. There has been no conclusive study concerning the efficacy of such screening programmes to date.Method: All Coeliac patients who attended a 2003 Coeliac clinic were reviewed by questionnaire, clinical ...