Clinical presentation of peptic ulcer in the elderly

Gerontology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 283-288

  Kemppainen, H ^a   Raiha I ^a   Sourander, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Helicobacter pylori; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Peptic ulcer

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULCER PERFORATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1842416009     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213864     Document Type: Article

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