The prevalence of lactase deficiency and lactose intolerance in Chinese children of different ages

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1129-1132

  Yang, Yuexin ^a   He, Mei ^a   Cui, Hongmei ^a   Bian, Lihua ^a   Wang, Zhu ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Lactase deficiency; Lactose intolerance; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HYDROGEN; LACTASE; LACTOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHINA; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE; MILK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; LACTASE; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MILK; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034584783     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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