Overuse and underuse of diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in various clinical settings

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-308

  Seematter Bagnoud, Laurence ^b   Vader, John Paul ^a   Wietlisbach, Vincent ^b   Froehlich, Florian ^b   Gonvers, Jean Jacques ^b   Burnand, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Appropriateness of care; Delivery of health care; Gastroscopy; Primary health care; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032838495     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/11.4.301     Document Type: Article

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