Randomised trial of endoscopy with testing for Helicobacter pylori compared with non-invasive H pylori testing alone in the management of dyspepsia

British Medical Journal

Volumn 324, Issue 7344, 2002, Pages 999-1002

  McColl, K E L ^a   Murray, L S ^a   Gillen, D ^a   Walker, A ^b   Wirz, A ^a   Fletcher, J ^a   Mowat, C ^a   Henry, E ^a   Kelman, A ^a   Dickson, A ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREATH TESTS; DYSPEPSIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEPTIC ULCER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037181689     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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