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Upper gastrointestinal bleed

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Prevalence

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is relatively common in
  • patients on NSAIDs a  
  • patients on intensive care units b  
  • elderly patients b  

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   A   Townsend , CM   Ball
Reviewer   L   Friedman
CAT Writers   A   Townsend , CM   Ball , CJ   Wotton