Reliability and reproducibility of breath hydrogen and methane in male diabetic subjects

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 672-676

  Minocha, Anil ^a   Rashid, Salman ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; hydrogen; methane

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; LACTULOSE; METHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREATH TESTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; LACTULOSE; MALE; METHANE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030888047     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018832117482     Document Type: Article

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