Prescription of proton pump inhibitors. Ulcer healing drugs affect gastroscopy results

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. 1999 Feb 20;318(7182):534.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7182.534.

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Why are patients prescribed proton pump inhibitors? Retrospective analysis of link between morbidity and prescribing in the General Practice Research Database.
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