Detection of malabsorption of low doses of carbohydrate: Accuracy of various breath H2 criteria

Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1404-1410

  Strocchi, Alessandra ^a   Corazza, Ginoroberto ^a   Ellis, Carol J ^b   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a   Levitt, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTICS; BREATH TESTS; CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; METHANE; MIDDLE AGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027367365     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(93)90145-3     Document Type: Article

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