Breath tests in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases;Pruebas de aliento en el diagnóstico de enfermedades digestivas

Gastroenterologia y Hepatologia

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 407-416

  Gisbert, J P ^a,b   Gonzalez Lama Y ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b Playa de Mojacar   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON 13; HYDROGEN; UREA DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BREATH ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ERADICATION THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LIVER FUNCTION; MALABSORPTION; PANCREAS FUNCTION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STOMACH EMPTYING; UREA BREATH TEST;

EID: 25144521080     PISSN: 02105705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13077762     Document Type: Article

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