Mixing of the intestinal content and variations of fermentation capacity do not affect the results of hydrogen breath test

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1584-1587

  Di Stefano, Michele ^a   Miceli, Emanuela ^a   Malservisi, Simona ^a   Missanelli, Antonio ^a   Strocchi, Alessandra ^a   Corazza, Gino Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISACCHARIDE; ELECTROLYTE; LACTULOSE; SORBITOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON FLORA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038038705     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07540.x     Document Type: Article

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