Proton pump inhibitors and stress ulcer prophylaxis: Pause for thought?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1175-1176

  Noble, David W ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STRESS ULCER;

EID: 0036245545     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200205000-00046     Document Type: Editorial

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