Hydrogen breath test in the diagnosis of lactose malabsorption: Accuracy of new versus conventional criteria

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 313-318

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ELECTROLYTE; LACTULOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 10944236798     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lab.2004.10.005     Document Type: Article

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