One-year prognosis of primary care dyspepsia: Predictive value of symptom pattern, Helicobacter pylori and GP management

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-60

  Quartero, A Otto ^a   Numans, Mattijs E ^a   Post, Marcel W M ^a   De Melker, Ruut A ^a   De Wit, Niek J ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Dyspepsia; General practice; Helicobacter pylori; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPEPSIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ERADICATION THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; DYSPEPSIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036156864     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200201000-00010     Document Type: Article

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