Reflux symptoms in general practice: Diagnostic evaluation of the Carlsson-Dent gastro-oesophageal reflux disease questionnaire

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1049-1055

  Numans, M E ^a   De Wit, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMEPRAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMEPRAZOLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTON PUMPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038030594     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01549.x     Document Type: Article

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