Video capsule endoscopy in the emergency department: A prospective study of acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Meltzer, Andrew C ^a   Ali, M Aamir ^a   Kresiberg, Roderick B ^a   Patel, Gayatri ^a   Smith, Jeff P ^a   Pines, Jesse M ^a   Fleischer, David E ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VIDEO CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY;

EID: 84876670639     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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