Guidelines on appropriate indications for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

BMJ

Volumn 310, Issue 6983, 1995, Pages 853-

  Axon, A T R ^a   Bell, G D ^b   Jones, R H ^c   Quine, M A ^d   McCloy, R F ^e  

^a Centre for Digestive Diseases   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPEPSIA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028963817     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6983.853     Document Type: Article

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