Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2010)

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

  • 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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/379583
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 8
pp. 489 – 498

Abstract

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