Hospitalized incidence and case fatality for upper gastrointestinal bleeding from 1999 to 2007: a record linkage study.

BACKGROUND: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is the most common emergency managed by gastroenterologists. AIM: To establish the hospitalized incidence and case fatality for upper GI bleeding, and to determine how they are associated with factors including day of admission, hospital size, social...

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Main Authors: Button, L, Roberts, SE, Evans, P, Goldacre, M, Akbari, A, Dsilva, R, Macey, S, Williams, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011