This article is devoted to the new method for the determination of basal metabolism using 13C-bicarbonate breath test compared to the method of Harris-Benedict in healthy and patients with impaired thyroid function. The problems of diagnostic information content, features and advantages of the clinical application of 13C-bicarbonate breath test compared to the method of Harris-Benedict.
R N Khaĭrnasov. Informational content in diagnostics for 13C-bicarbonate breath test in determining the basal metabolic rate and energy expenditure]. Likars'ka sprava / Ministerstvo okhorony zdorov'ia Ukraïny. 2011 Apr-Jun(3-4):78-82
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