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Korean J Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan;67(1):1-3. Korean.
Published online Jan 26, 2016.  https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2016.67.1.1
Copyright © 2016 The Korean Society of Gastroenterology
How to Use Scoring Systems for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding?
Heung Up Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.

Correspondence to: Heung Up Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, 15 Aran 13-gil, Jeju 63241, Korea. Tel: +82-64-717-1130, Fax: +82-64-717-1131, Email: Kimhup@jejunu.ac.kr

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