Predicting endoscopic diagnosis in the dyspeptic patient: The value of clinical judgement

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Bytzer, Peter ^a,c   Hansen, Jane Møller ^a   Havelund, Troels ^b   Malchow Møller, Axel ^b   Schaffalitzky De Muckadell, Ove B ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b SVENDBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Clinical diagnosis; Dyspepsia; Endoscopy; Non ulcer dyspepsia; Peptic ulcer; Predictive values; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEPTIC ULCER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0029939480     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199604000-00014     Document Type: Article

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