Dyspeptic symptoms in primary care. An observational study in general practice

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 985-990

  Maconi, Giovanni ^a   Tosetti, Cesare ^a   Stanghellini, Vincenzo ^a   Bianchi Porro, Gabriele ^a   Corinaldesi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Dyspepsia subgroups; Epidemiology; General practice

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; EDUCATION; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DYSPEPSIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036736264     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200209000-00009     Document Type: Article

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