Factors influencing dyspepsia-related consultation: Differences between a rural and an urban population

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 846-853

  Mahadeva, Sanjiv ^a   Yadav, H ^b   Everett, S M ^c   Goh, K L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Dyspepsia; Quality of life; Rural; Self medication; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051692181     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01746.x     Document Type: Article

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