PTH-194 A Retrospective Analysis of Glucose-Hydrogen Breath test for Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth in a Teaching Hospital
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0017-5749,1468-3288
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304907.681