Evaluating the process of care in nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: A survey of expert vs. non-expert gastroenterologists

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1199-1208

  Esrailian, E ^c,d   Gralnek, I M ^h   Jensen, D ^b,c   Laine, L ^e   Dulai, G S ^a   Eisen, G ^f   Spiegel, B M R ^a,b,c,d,g  

^a Bldg 115 ^*

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CLIP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOMACH LAVAGE; STOMACH ULCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 54049084535     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03838.x     Document Type: Article

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