Systematic review of endoscopic therapy for ulcers with clots: Can a meta-analysis be misleading? [2] (multiple letters)

Gastroenterology

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2127-2128

  Laine, Loren ^a   Kahi, Charles J ^b   Jensen, Dennis M ^c   Imperiale, Thomas F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH ULCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 28844487771     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2005.10.039     Document Type: Letter

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