Studies of the symptom abdominal pain - A systematic review and meta-analysis

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 517-529

  Viniol, Annika ^a   Keunecke, Christian ^a   Biroga, Tobias ^a   Stadje, Rebekka ^a   Dornieden, Katharina ^a   Bösner, Stefan ^a   Donner Banzhoff, Norbert ^a   Haasenritter, Jörg ^a   Becker, Annette ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Aetiology; Prevalence; Primary care; Symptom evaluating study; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DIVERTICULITIS; GASTRITIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; NEOPLASM; PANCREAS DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; COMPLICATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; NEOPLASMS; PANCREATIC DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 84928950690     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmu036     Document Type: Article

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