Do urea breath test (UBT) referrals for Helicobacter pylori testing match the clinical guidelines in primary care practice? A prospective observational study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 799-802

  Noya, Horowitz ^a,d   Anat, Beit Or ^b   Moshe, Leshno ^a   Gennady, Polishchouk ^c   Zamir, Halpern ^a   Menachem, Moshkowitz ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Clinical Laboratory Services   (Israel)

^c MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Helicobacter pylori; UBT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREATH TESTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UREA;

EID: 55349147725     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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