Short-term mortality after perforated or bleeding peptic ulcer among elderly patients: a population-based cohort study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mortality after perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer increases with age. Limited data exist on how the higher burden of comorbidity among elderly patients affects this association. We aimed to examine the association of age with shor...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/7/8 |