A risk scoring system to predict outcome of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Thai patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1233-1239

  Thong Ngam, Duangporn ^a   Isarasena, Satchapan ^a   Kullavanijaya, Pinit ^a   Tangkijvanich, Pisit ^a   Kladchareon, Nuson ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Predictors; Risk Scoring System

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041908342     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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