Validation of a graded response questionnaire for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease in an asian primary care population

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 680-686

  Ho, Khek Yu ^a,b   Gwee, Kok Ann ^b   Khor, Jen Lock ^b   Selamat, Dede Sutedja ^b   Yeoh, Khay Guan ^a,b  

^a Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Abdominal symptoms; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; AGED; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; STANDARD;

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 54749114473     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3180653613     Document Type: Article

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