Review article: The burden of illness of non-cardiac chest pain

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1217-1223

  Eslick, G D ^a   Coulshed, D S ^b   Talley, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE;

COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; ADULT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CHEST PAIN; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036024191     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01296.x     Document Type: Review

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