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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Small intestinal malabsorption in chronic alcoholism determined by 13C-D-xylose breath test and microscopic examination of the duodenal mucosa

Haavar Blich Hope Department of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kari Tveito Department of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
,
Steinar Aase
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Edvard Messelt Institute for Oral Biology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
,
Peter Utzon Department of Medicine, Hospitalenhed Vest, Herning, Denmark
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Viggo Skar Department of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Pages 39-45 | Received 19 Aug 2009, Accepted 16 Sep 2009, Published online: 03 Nov 2009

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