Sociodemographics, general health, and psychologic health in uninvestigated dyspepsia: A comparison of public and private patients

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 516-522

  Rabeneck, Linda ^a,b   Wristers, Kimberly ^a   Campbell, Catherine ^a   Souchek, Julianne ^a   Menke, Terri ^a   Wray, Nelda P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden of illness; Dyspepsia; Health outcomes; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036228547     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200205000-00007     Document Type: Article

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