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Breath H2 test for lactase deficiency

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  1. Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

    Albert D. Newcomer MD & Douglas B. McGill MD

  2. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

    Donna Payne-Bose PhD

  3. Center Oklahoma City, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma

    Jack D. Welsh MD

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Newcomer, A.D., McGill, D.B., Payne-Bose, D. et al. Breath H2 test for lactase deficiency. Digest Dis Sci 22, 745–746 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078359

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