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Hydrogen glucose breath test to detect small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: a prevalence case–control study in irritable bowel syndrome

✍ Scribed by A. LUPASCU; M. GABRIELLI; E. C. LAURITANO; E. SCARPELLINI; A. SANTOLIQUIDO; G. CAMMAROTA; R. FLORE; P. TONDI; P. POLA; G. GASBARRINI; A. GASBARRINI

Book ID: 108604297
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2005
Tongue: English
Weight: 53 KB
Volume: 22
Category: Article
ISSN: 0269-2813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02690.x

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