Time to endoscopy and outcomes in upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 489-493

  Sarin, Nitin ^a   Monga, Neerav ^a   Adams, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Gastroscopy; Peptic ulcer hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349261329     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/604639     Document Type: Article

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