Dyspepsia in primary care: Perceived causes, reasons for improvement, and satisfaction with care

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-288

  Kurata, John H ^a,b,f   Nogawa, Aki N ^a,c   Chen, Yang K ^d   Parker, Charles E ^e  

^a San Bernardino County Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Research and Policy Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; patient satisfaction; physicians, family; primary health care

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DYSPEPSIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; DYSPEPSIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030896710     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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