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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2012; 18(11): 1202-1207
Published online Mar 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i11.1202
Table 2 Causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding according to recent epidemiological studies[1,3-5,7,10]
%
Peptic ulcer31-67
Erosive7-31
Variceal bleeding4-20
Oesophagitis3-12
Mallory-Weis4-8
Neoplasm2-8
Other2-8
None3-19