Initial endoscopy or empirical therapy with or without testing for Helicobacter pylori for dyspepsia: a decision analysis.

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Published in Gastroenterology on January 01, 1996

Authors

M D Silverstein1, T Petterson, N J Talley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

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