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Niv Y. Need for guidelines in gastroenterology for the general practitioner. Dig Dis Sci. 2005;50(5):807-8doi: 10.1007/s10620-005-2643-4.
Niv, Y. (2005). Need for guidelines in gastroenterology for the general practitioner. Digestive diseases and sciences, 50(5), 807-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2643-4
Niv, Yaron. "Need for guidelines in gastroenterology for the general practitioner." Digestive diseases and sciences vol. 50,5 (2005): 807-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2643-4
Niv Y. Need for guidelines in gastroenterology for the general practitioner. Dig Dis Sci. 2005 May;50(5):807-8. doi: 10.1007/s10620-005-2643-4. PMID: 15906748.
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Dig Dis Sci. 2005 May;50(5):807-8. doi: 10.1007/s10620-005-2643-4.

Need for guidelines in gastroenterology for the general practitioner.

Digestive diseases and sciences

Yaron Niv

Affiliations

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

PMID: 15906748 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2643-4

Abstract

General practitioners base their clinical strategy on evidence-based medicine and experience. When prospective randomized controlled studies have not provided an answer to a specific clinical question, or when common practice in a certain area is not well established, guidelines formulated by specialists with in-depth knowledge of the field are needed. Studies have shown that gastroenterology guidelines have improved the approach to Helicobacter pylori infection and the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Failure to use these guidelines by general practitioners can lead to diagnostic inconsistencies and faulty patient care. This is particularly important in Israel, where the heterogeneous patient and physician populations are characterized by differences in the interpretation of symptoms, disease prevalence, and education.

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