Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis: Are Noninvasive Tests of Exocrine Pancreatic Function Sensitive and Specific?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 143-146

  Dimagno, Eugene P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; PANCREAS; PANCREAS EXOCRINE INSUFFICIENCY; PANCREAS FUNCTION;

BREATH TESTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; PANCREAS; PANCREATIC FUNCTION TESTS; PANCREATITIS; TRIOLEIN;

EID: 0020064351     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(82)80302-8     Document Type: Editorial

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