Management of dyspeptic patients by general practitioners and specialists

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Stanghellini, V ^a   Tosetti, C ^a   Barbara, G ^a   Salvioli, B ^a   De Giorgio, R ^a   Corinaldesi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPEPSIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031846973     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.2008.s21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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