Effect of predominant methanogenic flora on outcome of lactose hydrogen breath test in controls and irritable bowel syndrome patients of north India

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1550-1554

  Rana, S V ^a,b   Sinha, S K ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Kaur, H ^a   Bhasin, D K ^a   Singh, K ^a  

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

^b House No 137   (India)

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Lactose hydrogen breath test; Methane

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; LACTOSE; METHANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INDIA; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BREATH TESTS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; LACTULOSE; MALE; METHANE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349280406     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0532-3     Document Type: Article

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