Abstract
Better medical management has reduced the incidence of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), but the burden of the disease and its complications has shifted toward the elderly - who may have only mild symptoms and no PUD history whatsoever when they present with perforation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17-19 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Emergency Medicine |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - Jul 2003 |
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Perforated peptic ulcer. / Hussain, Nasir; Karnath, Bernard.
In: Emergency Medicine, Vol. 35, No. 7, 07.2003, p. 17-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - Better medical management has reduced the incidence of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), but the burden of the disease and its complications has shifted toward the elderly - who may have only mild symptoms and no PUD history whatsoever when they present with perforation.
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