title: Upper abdominal pain.
abstract: Female patients were significantly more likely to present (8 per 1000 encounters) at upper abdominal encounters than were males (6 per 1000). Female patients were over represented (64.5%) compared with total BEACH (56.8%), as were patients of non-English speaking background and patients aged 25-64 years. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients were seen marginally more often than average at these encounters. Very young and elderly patients were under represented.
authors.affiliation: Australian GP Statistics & Classification Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fahridin
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors