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Sorbitol H 2 -Breath Test versus Anti-Endomysium Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Subclinical/Silent Coeliac Disease

A. Tursi, G. Brandimarte, G. M. Giorgetti
Pages 1170-1172 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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