How to differentiate sites of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with hematochezia by using clinical factors?

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sittichanbuncha, Yuwares ^a   Senasu, Suthasinee ^a   Thongkrau, Theerayut ^b   Keeratikasikorn, Chaiyapon ^b   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^c,d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Khon Kaen University   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON POLYP; DIVERTICULITIS; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM ULCER; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH ULCER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84890099660     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/265076     Document Type: Article

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