Patterns of upper gastrointestinal diseases based on endoscopy in the period 1998-2001
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Patterns of upper gastrointestinal diseases based on endoscopy in the period 1998-2001.
Upper gastrointestinal complaints are common in Kenya. Though these have remained unchanged over the last 20 years, the pattern of upper gastrointestinal disease on endoscopic examination seems to be changing. There appears to be progressive increase in oesophagitis and cancer of the stomach. Peptic ulcer disease has remained stable while Cancer of the oesophagus is still common. The paper inte...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Health Sciences
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1022-9272
DOI: 10.4314/ajhs.v12i1.30800