Upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in Ilorin, Nigeria - A report of 30 cases

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-244

  Olokoba, A B ^c   Olokoba, L B ^a   Jimoh, A A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b Eyitayo Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bleeding; Gastrointestinal tract; Ilorin; Upper

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350707757     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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