Open AccessPredictive value of symptoms and demographics in diagnosing malignancy or peptic stricture
Author(s) -
Iain A. Murray,
Joanne Palmer,
Carolyn Waters,
Harry R. Dalton
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i32.4357
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , dysphagia , cancer , odynophagia , peptic , surgery , radiology , gastroenterology , peptic ulcer
To determine which features of history and demographics predict a diagnosis of malignancy or peptic stricture in patients presenting with dysphagia.