Do physicians follow evidence-based guidelines in the diagnostic work-up of IBS?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 296-297

  Spiegel, Brennan M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLITIS; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LEUKOCYTE CULTURE; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BLOOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; EDITORIAL; ENTERITIS; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 34347273435     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0820     Document Type: Review

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