Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic peptic ulcer disease in Taiwan

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1199-1203

  Wang, Fu Wei ^a   Tu, Ming Shium ^a   Mar, Guang Yuan ^a   Chuang, Hung Yi ^b,c   Yu, Hsien Chung ^d   Cheng, Lung Chih ^d   Hsu, Ping I ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Endoscopy; Health checkup; Peptic ulcer disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH ULCER; TAIWAN; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 79955941318     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i9.1199     Document Type: Article

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