Appropriateness and diagnostic yield of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in an open-access endoscopy system: A prospective observational study based on the Maastricht guidelines

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-110

  Manes, G ^a   Balzano, A ^a   Marone, P ^b   Lioniello, M ^a   Mosca, S ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH ULCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 0036165788     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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