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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2006; 12(22): 3597-3601
Published online Jun 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i22.3597
The vital threat of an upper gastrointestinal bleeding: Risk factor analysis of 121 consecutive patients
Peter Schemmer, Frank Decker, Genevieve Dei-Anane, Volkmar Henschel, Klaus Buhl, Christian Herfarth, Stefan Riedl
Peter Schemmer, Frank Decker, Genevieve Dei-Anane, Klaus Buhl, Christian Herfarth, Stefan Riedl, Deptartment of General Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls-University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Volkmar Henschel, Institute for Statistics and Medical Biometry, Ruprecht-Karls-University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Peter Schemmer, Department of General Surgery, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. peter_schemmer@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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Received: January 4, 2006
Revised: January 14, 2006
Accepted: January 24, 2006
Published online: June 14, 2006
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