Why do mortality rates for nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding differ around the world? A systematic review of cohort studies

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 537-543

  Jairath, Vipul ^a   Martel, Myriam ^b   Logan, Richard F A ^c   Barkun, Alan N ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylsalicylic acid; Acute gastrointestinal bleeding; Bleeding peptic ulcer; Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 84865322396     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/862905     Document Type: Article

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