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High-risk ED patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage undergoing emergency or urgent endoscopy: a retrospective analysis

Chi-Ming Tai
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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Shih-Pei Huang
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Hsiu-Po Wang
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  • Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Tsung-Chun Lee
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin 640, Taiwan
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Chi-Yang Chang
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Chi-Yang Chang
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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Chia-Hung Tu
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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Ching-Tai Lee
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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Tsung-Hsien Chiang
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
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Jaw-Town Lin
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Ming-Shiang Wu
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  • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2006.07.014

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