Stress bleeding prophylaxis in the ICU: Obligate or obsolete?

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-7

  Bonten, M J M ^a   Gaillard, C A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANITIDINE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PNEUMONIA; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS;

EID: 0030022851     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-2977(95)00056-9     Document Type: Editorial

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