Comparison of a portable breath hydrogen analyser (Micro H2) with a Quintron MicroLyzer in measuring lactose maldigestion, and the evaluation of a Micro H2 for diagnosing hypolactasia

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-224

  Peuhkuri, K ^a,b   Poussa, T ^c   Korpela, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c STAT Consulting   (Finland)

Author keywords

H2 breath test; Hypolactasia; Lactose intolerance

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN; LACTASE; LACTOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0031801662     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519850186607     Document Type: Article

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