Comparison of indirect methods for lactose malabsorption

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Kurt, Ismail ^a   Abou Ghoush, Mohammed Wael ^a   Hasimi, Adnan ^a   Serdar, Muhittin A ^a   Kutluay, Türker ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breath hydrogen test; Lactose malabsorption; Lactose tolerance test; Urinary galactose

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GLUCOSE; PLASMAS;

LACTOSE MALABSORPTION;

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

CREATININE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTASE; LACTOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GALACTOSE URINE LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA GLUCOSE RESPONSE TEST; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; STANDARD; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0038587346     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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