A re-appraisal of lactose intolerance

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1541-1546

  Harrington, L K ^a   Mayberry, J F ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

DIET; HUMANS; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; LACTOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MEDICAL RECORDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 51349167666     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01834.x     Document Type: Article

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