Diagnostic methods in dyspepsia: The usefulness of upper abdominal ultrasound and gastroscopy

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-86

  Heikkinen, Markku T ^a   Pikkarainen, Pekka H ^b   Takala, Jorma K ^c   Räsänen, Heikki T ^a   Eskelinen, Matti J ^a   Julkunen, Risto J K ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Endoscopy; General practice; Sensitivity; Specificity; Ultrasound; Usefulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPEPSIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030874993     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813439709018492     Document Type: Article

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