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From experimental and clinical evidence it is concluded that the Acidity Reduction Test is superior to the gruel or Ewald fractional test-meal.
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From the Department of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
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Apperly, F.L. The acidity reduction test versus the fractional test meal. American Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition 4, 91–94 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010334
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