Assessing dyspepsia in general practice.
The value of the symptom pattern in achieving an accurate diagnosis in dyspeptic disease is still controversial. A number of investigators have used it to distinguish those patients who are at a high risk of serious disease (ulcer or cancer) from those who are not. Such findings have important implications for patient management, both in clinical and economic terms.
Cann
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PA
Department of General Medicine, Middlesbrough General Hospital.
Gleeson
M H
MH
Robinson
T J
TJ
Wicks
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D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors