Randomised comparison between adrenaline injection alone and adrenaline injection plus heat probe treatment for actively bleeding ulcers

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7090, 1997, Pages 1307-1311

  Chung, Sydney S C ^a   Lau, James Y W ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Chan, Angus C W ^a   Lai, C W ^a   Ng, Enders K W ^a   Chan, Francis K L ^a   Yung, M Y ^a   Li, Arthur K C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEAT TREATMENT; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULCER HEALING;

EID: 0030942136     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7090.1307     Document Type: Article

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