13C breath tests for measurement of liver function

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1998, Pages

  Becker, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHENAZONE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GALACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMINOPYRINE; BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHILD; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032199832     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: 14683288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.2008.S25     Document Type: Article

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