GPs' ability to diagnose dyspepsia based only on physical examination and patient history

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-104

  Heikkinen, Markku ^a   Pikkarainen, Pekka ^b   Eskelinen, Matti ^b   Julkunen, Risto ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accuracy; Diagnosis; Dyspepsia; General practice; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0033913416     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134300750018981     Document Type: Article

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