Tests for Helicobacter pylori infection: A critical appraisal from primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages

  Roberts, Anthony P ^a   Childs, Susan M ^a   Rubin, Greg ^b   De Wit, Niek J ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests and procedures; Gastroenterology; Helicobacter pylori; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; UREA;

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREATH TESTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEPTIC ULCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

EID: 0033870083     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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