THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF GASTRIC FRACTIONAL TEST MEALS
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Gastric analysis with fractional test meals (ethanol, caffeine, and peptone meal), augmented histamine or pentagastrin tests, and gastric pH recording.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1922
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.3209.7