Optimising the care of patients with cirrhosis and gastrointestinal haemorrhage: A quality improvement study

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-82

  Johnson, E A ^a   Spier, B J ^a   Leff, J A ^b   Lucey, M R ^a   Said, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79958180652     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04692.x     Document Type: Article

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