Cost-effectiveness and long-term impact of Helicobacter pylori 'test and treat' service in reducing open access endoscopy referrals

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 981-986

  Sreedharan, Aravamuthan ^a   Clough, Micheal ^a   Hemingbrough, Elaine ^a   Gatta, Luigi ^a   Chalmers, Douglas M ^a   Axon, Anthony T R ^a   Moayyedi, Paul ^a,b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C urea breath test; Dyspepsia in the young; Helicobacter pylori; Open access endoscopy; Test and treat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON UREA BREATH TEST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; UREA BREATH TEST; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DYSPEPSIA; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UREA;

EID: 6944226314     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200410000-00005     Document Type: Article

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