Disaccharidase activities in Belgian children: Reference intervals and comparison with non-Belgian Caucasian children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 806-810

  Blomme, B ^a   Gerlo, E ^a   Hauser, B ^a   Vandenplas, Yvan ^a,b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian children; Disaccharidase activities; Jejunal biopsy; Reference limits

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; DISACCHARIDASE; LACTASE; SUCRASE;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BELGIUM; CALCULATION; CAUCASIAN; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INFANT; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JEJUNUM BIOPSY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ATROPHY; BELGIUM; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISACCHARIDASES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JEJUNUM; LACTASE; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUCRASE;

EID: 0042876896     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310002803     Document Type: Article

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