A One-Year Economic Evaluation of Six Alternative Strategies for the Management of Uninvestigated Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Canadian Primary Care

BACKGROUND: The cost-effectiveness of initial strategies in managing Canadian patients with uninvestigated upper gastrointestinal symptoms remains controversial.

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Main Authors: Alan N Barkun, Ralph Crott, Carlo A Fallone, Wendy A Kennedy, Jean Lachaine, Carey Levinton, David Armstrong, Naoki Chiba, Alan Thomson, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Paul Sinclair, Sergio Escobedo, Bijan Chakraborty, Sandra Smyth, Robert White, Helen Kalra, Krista Nevin
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/379583
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Helen Kalra
Krista Nevin
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spellingShingle Alan N Barkun
Ralph Crott
Carlo A Fallone
Wendy A Kennedy
Jean Lachaine
Carey Levinton
David Armstrong
Naoki Chiba
Alan Thomson
Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten
Paul Sinclair
Sergio Escobedo
Bijan Chakraborty
Sandra Smyth
Robert White
Helen Kalra
Krista Nevin
A One-Year Economic Evaluation of Six Alternative Strategies for the Management of Uninvestigated Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Canadian Primary Care
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title A One-Year Economic Evaluation of Six Alternative Strategies for the Management of Uninvestigated Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Canadian Primary Care
title_full A One-Year Economic Evaluation of Six Alternative Strategies for the Management of Uninvestigated Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Canadian Primary Care
title_fullStr A One-Year Economic Evaluation of Six Alternative Strategies for the Management of Uninvestigated Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Canadian Primary Care
title_full_unstemmed A One-Year Economic Evaluation of Six Alternative Strategies for the Management of Uninvestigated Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Canadian Primary Care
title_short A One-Year Economic Evaluation of Six Alternative Strategies for the Management of Uninvestigated Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Canadian Primary Care
title_sort one year economic evaluation of six alternative strategies for the management of uninvestigated upper gastrointestinal symptoms in canadian primary care
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/379583
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