Capsule commentary on Herzig et al.: risk factors for nosocomial gastrointestinal bleeding and use of acid-suppressive medication in non-critically ill patients

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Sarah Nickoloff. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 May.

. 2013 May;28(5):710.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2351-2.

¹ Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. sarah.nickoloff@va.gov

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Risk factors for nosocomial gastrointestinal bleeding and use of acid-suppressive medication in non-critically ill patients.
Herzig SJ, Rothberg MB, Feinbloom DB, Howell MD, Ho KK, Ngo LH, Marcantonio ER. Herzig SJ, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 May;28(5):683-90. doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2296-x. Epub 2013 Jan 5. J Gen Intern Med. 2013. PMID: 23292499 Free PMC article.

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