Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Page 86 , January 2011

The patient's expectation during H2 breath testing: Don’t underestimate the reader's expectation

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doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.06.003

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Page 86 , January 2011

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