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Original Article

Scintigraphic Determination of Gastrointestinal Transit Times: A Comparison with Breath Hydrogen and Radiologic Methods

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Pages 1263-1271 | Received 27 May 1991, Accepted 05 Aug 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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