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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2008; 14(32): 5046-5050
Published online Aug 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.5046
Endoscopic findings in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding clinically classified into three risk groups prior to endoscopy
Leonardo Tammaro, Maria Carla Di Paolo, Angelo Zullo, Cesare Hassan, Sergio Morini, Sebastiano Caliendo, Lorella Pallotta
Leonardo Tammaro, Maria Carla Di Paolo, Sebastiano Caliendo, Lorella Pallotta, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy II, “San Giovanni Addolorata” Hospital, Rome 00184, Italy
Angelo Zullo, Cesare Hassan, Sergio Morini, Gastroentero-logy and Digestive Endoscopy, “Nuovo Regina Margherita” Hospital, Rome 00153, Italy
Author contributions: Tammaro L and Di Paolo MC designed the research; Tammaro L, Di Paolo MC, Caliendo S and Pallotta L performed research; Zullo A and Hassan C analyzed data and wrote the paper; Morini S contributed with constructive criticisms.
Correspondence to: Dr. Angelo Zullo, Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Ospedale Nuovo Regina Margherita, Via E. Morosini, 300, Roma 00153, Italy. zullo66@yahoo.it
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Received: May 28, 2008
Revised: July 28, 2008
Accepted: August 4, 2008
Published online: August 28, 2008
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