Clinical value of ultrasound in the evaluation of dyspepsia in primary health care

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 980-984

  Heikkinen, Markku ^a   Räsänen, Heikki ^b   Färkkilä, Martti ^c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Follow up; Functional dyspepsia; General practice; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; KIDNEY CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23644433307     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510015845     Document Type: Article

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