Predicting outcome of acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage without endoscopy using the clinical Rockall score

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 973, 2006, Pages 757-759

  Tham, T C K ^a   James, C ^a   Kelly, M ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34447630908     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.2006.048462     Document Type: Article

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