Gastrointestinal hemorrhage and antithrombotic drug use in geriatric patients

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 751-752

  Yamada, Yoko ^a   Eto, Masato ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Akishita, Masahiro ^a   Ouchi, Yasuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CILOSTAZOL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; ASPIRIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; TOKYO;

EID: 84866770522     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00835.x     Document Type: Letter

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