What proportion of dyspeptic patients having H. pylori breath test subsequently undergo endoscopy?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 552-554

  Besherdas, Kalpesh ^a,b   Oben, Jude A ^a   Beck, Eric ^a   Vicary, F Robin ^a   Wong, Voi Shim ^a  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREATH TESTS; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034328417     PISSN: 00358819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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