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Original Article

Application of Whole Body Counting to the Measurement of Vitamin B12 Absorption with Reference to Achlorhydria

N. D. C. Finlayson Gastrointestinal Unit of the University Dept. of Therapeutics, the Dept. of Medical Physics and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 3, Scotland
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J. D. Simpson Gastrointestinal Unit of the University Dept. of Therapeutics, the Dept. of Medical Physics and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 3, Scotland
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P. Tothill Gastrointestinal Unit of the University Dept. of Therapeutics, the Dept. of Medical Physics and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 3, Scotland
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R. R. Samson Gastrointestinal Unit of the University Dept. of Therapeutics, the Dept. of Medical Physics and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 3, Scotland
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R. H. Girdwood Gastrointestinal Unit of the University Dept. of Therapeutics, the Dept. of Medical Physics and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 3, Scotland
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D. J. C. Shearman Gastrointestinal Unit of the University Dept. of Therapeutics, the Dept. of Medical Physics and the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh 3, Scotland
Pages 397-405 | Received 28 Oct 1968, Accepted 10 Jan 1969, Published online: 25 Feb 2010

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