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MOSES COOPERSTOCK, M.D.; JOSEPHINE M. GALLOWAY, B.S.

Am J Dis Child. 1938;55(6):1221-1232.

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Several years ago, Exton and Rose¹ published their results with the use of a one hour, two dose alimentary dextrose tolerance test for adult subjects; they claimed for it, in addition to the important factor of time saving, greater specificity and reliability than are found in the older tests. Kelly, Beardwood and Fowler² confirmed the usefulness of this new procedure. Gould, Altshuler and Mellen,³ in comparative studies, likewise corroborated the advantages of this shorter test, finding, however, a necessity for modification of both the technic and the diagnostic criteria. It seems apparent that if applicable with equal success to infants and children, such a test would be especially advantageous for them and should find ready advocation for its use.

This newer test is based on the paradoxic law, long ago expressed by Allen,⁴ that "... whereas in normal individuals the more sugar given the more is utilized, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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MARQUETTE, MICH.

From the Northern Michigan Children's Clinic and St. Luke's Hospital.

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