Variation in care for children with esophageal varices: A study of physicians', patients', and families' approaches and attitudes

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-755

  Gana, Juan Cristóbal ^a   Valentino, Pamela L ^b   Morinville, Veronique ^b   O'Connor, Constance ^c   Ling, Simon C ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; disease prevention management; endoscopy; esophageal and gastric varices; hypertension; patient preference; portal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FAMILY ATTITUDE; GASTROENTEROLOGIST; HEPATOLOGIST; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCREENING; TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT; VARICEAL LIGATION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FAMILY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79959200014     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318213be81     Document Type: Article

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