Reasons for and outcome of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients aged 85 years or more: Retrospective study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 317, Issue 7158, 1998, Pages 575-

  Seinela L ^a   Ahvenainen, J ^a   Ronneikko J ^a   Haavisto, M ^a  

^a Tampere City Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CARCINOMA; STOMACH ULCER; VOMITING;

EID: 18744424874     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7158.575     Document Type: Article

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