Long-term follow-up of empirical treatment or prompt endoscopy for patients with persistent dyspeptic symptoms?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 785-789

  Laheij, Robert J F ^a   Van Rossum, Leo G M ^a   Heinen, Nadia ^a   Jansen, Jan B M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Empirical therapy; Endoscopy; Upper gastrointestinal symptoms

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG USE; DYSPEPSIA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DYSPEPSIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS;

EID: 4043175718     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000108366.19243.3a     Document Type: Article

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