Endoscopic Hemostasis: An Effective Therapy for Bleeding Peptic Ulcers

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 494-499

  Sacks, Henry S ^a   Chalmers, Thomas C ^a,b,c   Blum, Andre L ^d   Berrier, Jayne ^a   Pagano, Daniel ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM ULCER; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOMACH ULCER;

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUODENAL ULCER; DUODENOSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES; HUMAN; LIGHT COAGULATION; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGE; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOMACH ULCER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025714363     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1990.03450040090037     Document Type: Article

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