Implementation and interpretation of hydrogen breath tests

Journal of Breath Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Eisenmann, Alexander ^a   Amann, Anton ^b,d   Said, Michael ^c   Datta, Bettina ^a   Ledochowski, Maximilian ^a,b,d  

^a Department of Clinical Nutrition   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c Military Hospital 2   (Austria)

^d ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; LACTULOSE; SORBITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BREATH ANALYSIS; EXPIRED AIR; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; LACTOSE TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 62349134540     PISSN: 17527155     EISSN: 17527163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/2/4/046002     Document Type: Article

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