Proton pump inhibitor or testing for Helicobacter pylori as the first step for patients presenting with dyspepsia? A cluster-randomized trial

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1200-1208

  Jarbol, Dorte Ejg ^a,b   Kragstrup, Jakob ^b   Stovring, Henrik ^b   Havelund, Troels ^a   Schaffalitzky De Muckadell, Ove B ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DYSPEPSIA; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33744802674     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg2006227     Document Type: Article

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