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. 1997 Nov;41(5):606–611. doi: 10.1136/gut.41.5.606

Influencing the practice and outcome in acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

T Rockall 1, R Logan 1, H Devlin 1, T Northfield 1
PMCID: PMC1891577  PMID: 9414965

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Keywords: acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

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