Absence of Helicobacter pylori is not protective against peptic ulcer bleeding in elderly on offending agents: Lessons from an exceptionally low prevalence population

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Volumn 2014, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lee, Yeong Yeh ^a,b   Noridah, Nordin ^a   Syed Hassan, Syed Abdul Aziz ^a   Menon, Jayaram ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Helicobacter pylori; Malays; Peptic ulcer; Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PANTOPRAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84895745851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.257     Document Type: Article

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