Unspecified abdominal pain in primary care: The role of gastrointestinal morbidity

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1663-1670

  Wallander, M A ^a,b   Johansson, S ^a,c   Ruigomez A ^d   Garcia Rodriguez L A ^d  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Department of Pharmacoepidemiology   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LAXATIVE; NITRATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRITABLE COLON; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

EID: 34548613760     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01529.x     Document Type: Article

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