Time trends in the incidence of peptic ulcers and oesophagitis between 1994 and 2003

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 539, 2007, Pages 497-499

  Bartholomeeusen, Stefaan ^a   Vandenbroucke, Jan ^b   Truyers, Carl ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti ulcer agents; Epidemiology; Family practice; Oesophagitis; Peptic ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRESCRIPTION; STOMACH ULCER;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; BELGIUM; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PROTON PUMPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250206662     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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