Endoscopic hemostasis: Safe treatment for peptic ulcer patients aged 80 years or older?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 521-525

  Yamaguchi, Yasuharu ^a   Yamato, Taro ^a   Katsumi, Naoya ^a   Morozumi, Katsuro ^a   Abe, Takashi ^a   Ishida, Hitoshi ^a   Takahashi, Shin'Ichi ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Endoscopic treatment; Peptic ulcer bleeding; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0037716547     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.02960.x     Document Type: Article

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