Gastroenterologic and radiologic approach to obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: How, why, and when?

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 235-252

  Graça, Bruno M ^a   Freire, Paulo A ^a   Brito, Jorge B ^a   Ilharco, José M ^a   Carvalheiro, Vitor M ^a   Caseiro Alves, Filipe ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 77950107901     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.301095091     Document Type: Article

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