Outpatient management of "low-risk" nonvariceal upper GI hemorrhage. Are we ready to put evidence into practice?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 131-134

  Gralnek, Ian M ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMOSTASIS; NOTE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMAN; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036134552     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.120661     Document Type: Article

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