Upper gastrointestinal mucosal lesions in dyspeptic patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 148-150

  Maende, J A ^a   Ogutu, E O ^b   Nyong'o, A ^b   Aluoch, J R ^b  

^a Mbagathi District Hospital   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE REFLUX; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; STOMACH ULCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BILE REFLUX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DUODENAL ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031835856     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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