Recent trends in hospital admissions and mortality rates for peptic ulcer in Scotland 1982-2002

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-79

  Kang, J Y ^a   Elders, A ^b   Majeed, A ^c   Maxwell, J D ^a   Bardhan, K D ^d  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FATALITY; DUODENUM BLEEDING; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH ULCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 33745144604     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.02960.x     Document Type: Article

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