Gastrointestinal bleeding due to worm infestation, with negative upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings: Impact of enteroscopy

Endoscopy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 314-316

  Sharma, B C ^a   Bhasin, D K ^a   Bhatti, H S ^a   Das, G ^a   Singh, K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; MEBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; JEJUNUM; MALE; MELENA; NEMATODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM INFECTION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIASIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034103272     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7393     Document Type: Article

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