Evaluation of the patient with gastrointestinal bleeding: An evidence based approach

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 239-261

  Peter, D J ^a   Dougherty, J M ^a  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TILT TABLE TEST;

EID: 0033051462     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70055-9     Document Type: Article

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