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Original Research: Gastroenterology

Increasing inpatient mortality of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Waqas Rasheeda Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo, Amarillo, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6201-0536
, MDORCID Icon,
Gnanashree Dharmarpandia Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas
, MD,
Ola Al-Joborya Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas
, MD,
Anass Dweika Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas
, MD,
Muhammad Anilb Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Health Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan
, MD &
Sameer Islamc Department of Gastroenterology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
, MD
Pages 286-291 | Received 10 Jan 2023, Accepted 01 Feb 2023, Published online: 16 Feb 2023

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