Age dependent breath methane in the German population

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 481, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 582-587

  Polag, Daniela ^a   Leiß, Ottmar ^b   Keppler, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b Clinic of Gastroenterology Hepatology and Infectiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demography; Gastrointestinal; Gut; Intestinal tract; Methanogens

Indexed keywords

METHANOGENS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DEMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL; GUT; INTESTINAL TRACT;

METHANE;

METHANE;

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; METHANE; RESPIRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; METHANOGEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TREND STUDY;

GERMANY;

CH(4); DEMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL; GUT; INTESTINAL TRACT; METHANOGENS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; BREATH TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; METHANE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896031850     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.086     Document Type: Article

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