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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 52, 2017 - Issue 11
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Original Article

Long-term mortality and causes of death in endoscopically verified upper gastrointestinal bleeding: comparison of bleeding patients and population controls

S. MiilunpohjaHeart Centre, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; ;Department of Emergency, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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J. JyrkkäAssessment of Pharmacotherapies, Finnish Medicines Agency, Kuopio, Finland;
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JM. KärkkäinenHeart Centre, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; ;Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland;
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H. KastarinenAssessment of Pharmacotherapies, Finnish Medicines Agency, Kuopio, Finland; ;Social Insurance Institution, Regional Office for Eastern and Northern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;
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M. HeikkinenDepartment of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland;
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H. PaajanenDepartment of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; ;Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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T. RantanenDepartment of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland;
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JEK. HartikainenHeart Centre, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; ;Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Pages 1211-1218 | Received 24 Feb 2017, Accepted 21 Jun 2017, Published online: 12 Jul 2017

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