Screening dyspeptic patients for Helicobacter pylori prior to endoscopy: Laboratory or near-patient testing?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 843-846

  Asante, Maxwell A ^a   Mendall, Michael A ^a   Finlayson, Caroline ^a   Ballam, Lydia ^a   Northfield, Timothy ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; ELISA; Helicobacter pylori; Near patient; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WARD;

EID: 0031757182     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199810000-00005     Document Type: Article

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