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Original Article

The Lactulose Hydrogen Breath Test as a Diagnostic Test for Small-Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth

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Pages 333-336 | Received 08 Nov 1978, Accepted 09 Jan 1979, Published online: 23 Feb 2010

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