title: Assessing dyspepsia in general practice.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Middlesbrough General Hospital.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cann
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gleeson
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wicks
mesh_terms: D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors