Hydrogen and Methane-Based Breath Testing in Gastrointestinal Disorders: The North American Consensus
Ali Rezaie,Michelle Buresi,Anthony Lembo,Henry C. Lin,Richard W. McCallum,Satish S.C. Rao,Max Schmulson,Miguel A. Valdovinos,Salam Zakko,Mark Pimentel +9 more
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BT is a useful, inexpensive, simple and safe diagnostic test in the evaluation of common gastroenterology problems and should help to standardize the indications, preparation, performance and interpretation of BT in clinical practice and research.About:
This article is published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2017-03-21 and is currently open access. It has received 475 citations till now.read more
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