Appropriateness and diagnostic yield of EGD: A prospective study in a large Asian hospital

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 517-524

  Chan, Yee Ming ^a,b   Goh, Khean Lee ^a,b  

^a University of Malaya ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; DYSPEPSIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 1842591104     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(04)00002-1     Document Type: Article

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