"It's Not a Gas": The Future of Testing for Lactose Intolerance

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria. heinz.hammer@medunigraz.at.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Editorial

Heinz F Hammer et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2024 Jun.

. 2024 Jun;69(6):1915-1917.

doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08306-y. Epub 2024 Mar 18.

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036, Graz, Austria. heinz.hammer@medunigraz.at.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

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