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Breath biomarkers for detection of human liver diseases: preliminary study

Shelley S. Sehnert Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and
,
Long Jiang Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and
,
James F. Burdick Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
&
Terence H. Risby Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and
Pages 174-187 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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