Absence of abdominal pain in older persons with endoscopic ulcers: a prospective study

OBJECTIVE: In a retrospective study we reported absence of abdominal pain in 35% of elderly patients with peptic ulcer disease. We now report a prospective study on this question. METHODS: Patients undergoing upper GI endoscopy were systematically questioned before endoscopy. A reproducible method f...

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Published in:	The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 96; no. 2; pp. 380 - 384
Main Authors:	Hilton, D, Iman, N, Burke, G.J, Moore, A, O’Mara, G, Signorini, D, Lyons, D, Banerjee, A.K, Clinch, D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 2001
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