Noncardiac chest pain - An Asia-Pacific survey on the views of primary care physicians

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3043-3048

  Cheung, Ting Kin ^a   Lim, Paul Wah Yonn ^b   Wong, Benjamin C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Eisai Asia Regional Services Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Helicobacter pylori; Non cardiac chest pain; Primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NITRATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARTBURN; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHEST PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34848898805     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9764-x     Document Type: Article

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