H2 breath tests for the diagnosis of celiac disease [2] (multiple letters)

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2679-2680

  Tursi, Antonio ^a,d   Brandimarte, Giovanni ^b   Giorgetti, Gian Marco ^c  

^a Azienda Sanitaria Locale Barletta Andria Trani   (Italy)

^b Cristo Re Hospital   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOMYSIUM ANTIBODY; GLIADIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; SORBITOL; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HYDROGEN; XYLOSE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPT CELL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; HYPERPLASIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; NOTE;

BREATH TESTS; CELIAC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; SORBITOL; XYLOSE;

EID: 0036791680     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)04413-1     Document Type: Letter

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