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Emergency department risk stratification in upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Huma Ali ,
Eddy Lang  and
Alan Barkan
Huma Ali*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC
Eddy Lang
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Alan Barkan
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West, A4.62, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1; huma.ali@mail.mcgill.ca

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Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 45 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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