Symptom clusters cannot be used in distinguishing Helicobacter pylori positive or negative patients with functional dyspepsia

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 164-167

  Werdmuller, B F M ^a   Van Der Putten, A B M M ^a   Loffeld, R J L F ^a  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dysmotility like dyspepsia; Dyspepsia; Functional dyspepsia; H. pylori; Reflux like dyspepsia; Ulcer like dyspepsia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUODENUM; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH; STOMACH BIOPSY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DUODENUM; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032189476     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(98)00022-9     Document Type: Article

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