Abstract
The BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia, gives us an overview of the consultations in general practice involving a patient presentation of abdominal pain. This provides a backdrop against which the articles in this issue of the Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
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Abdominal Pain / epidemiology*
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Abdominal Pain / therapy*
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Aged
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Australia / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Constipation / diagnosis
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Constipation / epidemiology
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Constipation / therapy
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Family Practice / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / epidemiology
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards*
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Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis
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Pregnancy, Ectopic / epidemiology
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Pregnancy, Ectopic / therapy
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Prevalence
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Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data
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Sex Distribution
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Urologic Diseases / diagnosis
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Urologic Diseases / epidemiology
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Urologic Diseases / therapy