Endoscopic injection of adrenaline for actively bleeding ulcers: A randomised trial

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 296, Issue 6637, 1988, Pages 1631-1633

  Chung, S C S ^a   Leung, J W C ^a   Steele, R J C ^a   Crofts, T J ^a   Li, A K C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CIMETIDINE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DUODENAL ULCER; EMERGENCIES; ENDOSCOPY; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0023930024     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.296.6637.1631     Document Type: Article

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