GERD diagnosis: Pretest probability and the gold standard alter outcome

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 322-323

  Vakil, Nimish ^a   Kahrilas, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WIRELESS PH MONITORING;

ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856726090     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.428     Document Type: Letter

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