Prospective screening of dyspeptic patients by Helicobacter pylori serology: A safe policy?

Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 595-601

  Vaira, D ^a   Stanghellini, V ^a   Menegatti, M ^a   Palli, D ^a   Corinaldesi, R ^a   Miglioli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPEPSIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030816954     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004263     Document Type: Article

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