The value of the D-xylose test compared with the differential sugar absorption test in recognizing coeliac disease

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 68-72

  Uil, J J ^b   Van Elburg, R M ^a   Mulder, C J J ^c   Heymans, H S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; D xylose tests; Differential sugar absorption test; Intestinal permeability

Indexed keywords

SUGAR; XYLOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; XYLOSE TEST;

EID: 0030220959     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-2977(96)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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