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Use of breath hydrogen (H2) in the study of carbohydrate absorption

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  1. Department of Medicine, Minneapolis VA Hospital, Box 36, 55455

    John H. Bond MD & Michael D. Levitt MD

  2. the University of Minnesota Hospitals, Box 36, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    John H. Bond MD & Michael D. Levitt MD

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Bond, J.H., Levitt, M.D. Use of breath hydrogen (H2) in the study of carbohydrate absorption. Digest Dis Sci 22, 379–382 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01072197

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