Empirical treatment based on "typical" reflux symptoms is inappropriate in a population with a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 461-465

  Wu, Justin C Y ^a,b   Chan, Francis K L ^a,b   Ching, Jessica Y L ^a,b   Leung, Wai Keung ^a,b   Lee, Yuk Tong ^a,b   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a,b  

^a Chinese University of Hong Kong ^*

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036546943     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.122617     Document Type: Article

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