Journal article
A Community Screening Program for Helicobacter pylori Saves Money: 10-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Population screening and treatment of Helicobacter pylori has been advocated as a means of reducing mortality from gastric cancer, as well as dyspepsia and dyspepsia-related resource use. Previous programs have failed to demonstrate a significant effect on mortality or resource use, but follow-up was only for 1 or 2 years. We aimed to determine the effect of screening for H pylori on dyspepsia and dyspepsia-related resource …
Authors
Ford AC; Forman D; Bailey AG; Axon ATR; Moayyedi P
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 129, No. 6, pp. 1910–1917
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2005
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2005.09.016
ISSN
0016-5085