Breath alkanes determination in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-76

  Pelli, Maria Antonietta ^a   Trovarelli, Gianfranco ^a   Capodicasa, Enrico ^a   De Medio, Gianna Evelina ^a   Bassotti, Gabrio ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b IL   (United States)

^c POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Breath test; Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; ETHANE; ISOPRENE; PENTANE; PROPYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0032895676     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02235186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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