Lactose hydrogen breath test in Giardia lamblia-positive patients

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-261

  Rana, S V ^a,b   Bhasin, D K ^a   Vinayak, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Giardia lamblia; Lactose tolerance test

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; LACTOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE;

EID: 14644443635     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-1592-2     Document Type: Article

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