Limited impact on endoscopy demand from a primary care based 'test and treat' dyspepsia management strategy: The results of a randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 526, 2006, Pages 369-374

  Shaw, Ian S ^a,b   Valori, Roland M ^b   Charlett, André ^a   McNulty, Cliodna A M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Endoscopy; Helicobacter pylori; Serology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33646549565     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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