Is the prevalence of idiopathic ulcers really on the increase?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 176-177

  Chow, Dorothy K L ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; UREASE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PEPTIC ULCER; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ZOLLINGER ELLISON SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHINA; DUODENAL ULCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 34247259066     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0769     Document Type: Review

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