New patients presenting to their GP with dyspepsia: Does Helicobacter pylori eradication minimise the cost of managing these patients?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 276-281

  McIntyre, A M ^a,e   Macgregor, S ^b   Malek, M ^a   Dunbar, J A ^b   Hamley, J G ^c   Cromarty, J A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Downfield Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DYSPEPSIA; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DECISION TREES; DYSPEPSIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030821259     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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