Decreasing incidence of peptic ulcer complications after the introduction of the proton pump inhibitors, a study of the Swedish population from 1974–2002

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite a decreasing incidence of peptic ulcer disease, most previous studies report a stabile incidence of ulcer complications. We wanted to investigate the incidence of peptic ulcer complications in Sweden before and after the intr...

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Main Authors: Ranstam Jonas, Ekedahl Anders, Hermansson Michael, Zilling Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/9/25