Nasogastric Aspiration: A Useful Tool in Some Patients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 364-365

  Anderson, Robert S ^a   Witting, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GASTRIC SUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77949775700     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.10.007     Document Type: Note

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