Noncardiac chest pain: The role of the cardiologist - A national survey

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 858-862

  Wong, Wai Man ^a,b   Risner Adler, Sara ^a   Beeler, Joy ^a   Habib, Sara ^a   Bautista, Jimmy ^a   Goldman, Steven ^a   Fass, Ronnie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiologist; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Non cardiac chest pain

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY; CHEST PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27144532184     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000180635.92313.3b     Document Type: Review

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