Gastrointestinal bleed after leeching in a patient on aspirin therapy

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 170-

  Kumar, Naveen ^a   Mohindra, Rajat ^a   Mohan, Bishav ^a,b   Wander, G S ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Hero DMC Heart Institute   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HIRUDIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LABORATORY TEST; LEECH; MALE; PHLEBOTOMY;

ASPIRIN; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEECHING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS;

EID: 25844529980     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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