Appropriateness of the indication for upper endoscopy: A meta-analysis

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-126

  Di Giulio, E ^a   Hassan, C ^a,b   Marmo, R ^c   Zullo, A ^a,b   Annibale, B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Hospital L Curto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Appropriateness; Gastric cancer; Upper endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROC CURVE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73749083821     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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