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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 28, 1993 - Issue 11
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Breath Methane Excretion and Intestinal Methanogenesis in Children and Adults in Rural Nigeria

M. J. Hudson PHLS Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK; Division of Pathology, Endemic Diseases Research Unit, Malumfashi, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria; Depts. of Human Nutrition and Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London; MRC Dunn Nutrition Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
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A. M. Tomkins PHLS Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK; Division of Pathology, Endemic Diseases Research Unit, Malumfashi, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria; Depts. of Human Nutrition and Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London; MRC Dunn Nutrition Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
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H. S. Wiggins PHLS Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK; Division of Pathology, Endemic Diseases Research Unit, Malumfashi, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria; Depts. of Human Nutrition and Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London; MRC Dunn Nutrition Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
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B. S. Drasar PHLS Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK; Division of Pathology, Endemic Diseases Research Unit, Malumfashi, Ahmadu Bello University Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria; Depts. of Human Nutrition and Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London; MRC Dunn Nutrition Laboratory, Cambridge, UK
Pages 993-998 | Received 22 Feb 1993, Accepted 13 May 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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