Lactose absorption in patients with glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency with and without favism

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 210-213

  Meloni, T ^a   Colombo, C ^a   Ogana, A ^a   Mannazzu, M C ^a   Meloni, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Favism; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; Malaria; Primary lactase deficiency

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAVISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029837279     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.2.210     Document Type: Article

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