Timing of colonoscopy: Impact on length of hospital stay in patients with acute lower intestinal bleeding

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-322

  Strate, Lisa L ^a,b   Syngal, Sapna ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037280265     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)05900-2     Document Type: Article

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