Gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with systemic sclerosis and CREST syndrome

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1453-1456

  Duchini, Andrea ^a   Sessoms, Sandra L ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME CREST; TELANGIECTASIA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CREST SYNDROME; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TELANGIECTASIS;

EID: 0032173013     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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