A prospective randomised trial of a 'test and treat' policy versus endoscopy based management in young Helicobacter pylori positive patients with ulcer-like dyspepsia, referred to a hospital clinic

Gut

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 186-190

  Heaney, A ^a   Collins, J S A ^a   Watson, R G P ^b   McFarland, R J ^c   Bamford, K B ^b   Tham, T C K ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Helicobacter pylori; Management strategies

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CARBON 13; CLARITHROMYCIN; OMEPRAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TINIDAZOLE; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENOSCOPY; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032854182     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.45.2.186     Document Type: Article

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