Test or treat in gerd and dyspepsia: what general practitioners would do and what they really do

• Main Authors: CUOMO, ROSARIO, SARNELLI, GIOVANNI, BUDILLON, GABRIELE, S. Cammarota, D. Bruzzese, E. Menditto, E. Novellino, D.I. R.E. C.A. group
• Other Authors: Cuomo, Rosario, Cammarota, S., Bruzzese, D., Sarnelli, Giovanni, Menditto, E., Budillon, Gabriele, Novellino, E., Group, D. I. R. E. C. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Gerd; DML
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11588/361375

Backgroundand aim. Although the optimal approach toGERDand dyspepsia remains controversial, guidelines recommend initial therapy, reserving additional intervention for relapser and non-responder patients. However, spontaneous physician attitude can affect guidelines applicability to GERD and dyspeps...