Chronic non-specific abdominal complaints in general practice: A prospective study on management, patient health status and course of complaints

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Van Den Heuvel Janssen, Henriëtte A M ^a   Borghouts, Jeroen A J ^b   Muris, Jean W M ^a   Koes, Bart W ^c   Bouter, Lex M ^b   Knottnerus, J André ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AVANS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAXATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; WELLBEING; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DYSPEPSIA; IRRITABLE COLON; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DYSPEPSIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645456326     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-7-12     Document Type: Article

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