Gastrointestinal pH profile in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome

Annals of Gastroenterology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-337

  Lalezari, David ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Lactulose breath test; pH; Small intestine transit time

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 84869005515     PISSN: 11087471     EISSN: 17927463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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