Early history of dyspepsia and peptic ulcer in the United States

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2893-2896

  Baron, Jeremy Hugh ^a,b   Sonnenberg, Amnon ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HISTORY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; OUTPATIENT; PEPTIC ULCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STOMACH ULCER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; DYSPEPSIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; NEW YORK; PEPTIC ULCER; PHILADELPHIA;

EID: 72949084624     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.201     Document Type: Note

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