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Nathanel Zelnik, Avi Pacht, Raid Obeid, and Aaron Lerner
Range of Neurologic Disorders in Patients With Celiac Disease
Pediatrics 2004; 113: 1672-1676 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read eLetters] Who were the control subjects?
Francisco X. Castellanos   (7 October 2004)

Who were the control subjects? 7 October 2004
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Francisco X. Castellanos,
Professor, physician
NYU Child Study Center

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castef01{at}med.nyu.edu Francisco X. Castellanos

The recent paper by Zelnik et al. on celiac disease and neurologic outcomes is fascinating, but raises one question regarding the source of the control subjects. Would the authors please describe how control subjects were recruited and screened?