Association of upper gastrointestinal toxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with continued exposure: Cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7119, 1997, Pages 1333-1337

  MacDonald, T M ^a   Morant, S V ^b   Robinson, G C ^b   Shield, M J ^b   McGilchrist, M M ^a   Murray, F E ^a   McDevitt, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Searie   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030716411     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7119.1333     Document Type: Article

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