Health status and management of chronic non-specific abdominal complaints in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 454, 2000, Pages 375-379

  Janssen, H A M ^d   Borghouts, J A J ^a   Muris, J W M ^c   Metsemakers, J F M ^d   Koes, B W ^b   Knottnerus, J A ^d  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal disorders; Disease management; Patient's perspective

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAXATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034095187     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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