Valid symptom reporting at upper endoscopy in a random sample of the Swedish adult general population: the Kalixanda study

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology Vol. 39; no. 12; p. 1280
• Main Authors: Aro, P, Ronkainen, J, Storskrubb, T, Bolling-Sternevald, E, Carlsson, R, Johansson, S E, Vieth, M, Stolte, M, Engstrand, L, Talley, N J, Agréus, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 2004
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Bias; Digestive System Diseases - complications; Digestive System Diseases - diagnosis; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Epidemiologic Studies; Feasibility Studies; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reproducibility of Results; Sampling Studies; Sweden

Upper oesophagogastroduodenoscopy is considered to be the gold standard for upper gastrointestinal disease assessment, but is currently seldom used in epidemiological studies. One concern is that the procedure may bias sampling among volunteers in a general adult population. The aim of this study wa...