Does Ramadan fasting increase acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage?

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1988-1993

  Özkan, Seda ^a   Durukan, P ^a   Akdur, O ^a   Vardar, A ^a   Torun, E ^a   Ikizceli, I ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Emergency medicine; Endoscopy; Fasting; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET RESTRICTION; ENDOSCOPY; EROSIVE GASTRITIS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTRIC SUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENDER; HEMATEMESIS; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELENA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEPTIC ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 74949114065     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700637     Document Type: Article

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