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Original Article

Is There a Relationship between the Use of Analgesics and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding? A Finnish Case-Control Prospective Study

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Pages 912-916 | Received 06 Oct 1995, Accepted 13 Mar 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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