Critical shortage of gastrointestinal physician density in the USA: impact on mortality from upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Ekpendu AC, Asghar MS, Qureshi W, Patel R, Patel P, Brands CK

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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1812471
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in medicine
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fmed.2026.1812471,
  title = {Critical shortage of gastrointestinal physician density in the USA: impact on mortality from upper gastrointestinal bleeding.},
  author = {Ekpendu AC and Asghar MS and Qureshi W and Patel R and Patel P and Brands CK},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in medicine},
  doi = {10.3389/fmed.2026.1812471},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1812471}
}

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TI  - Critical shortage of gastrointestinal physician density in the USA: impact on mortality from upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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AU  - Patel R
AU  - Patel P
AU  - Brands CK
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in medicine
DO  - 10.3389/fmed.2026.1812471
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AC, E., MS, A., W, Q., R, P., P, P., & CK, B. (2026). Critical shortage of gastrointestinal physician density in the USA: impact on mortality from upper gastrointestinal bleeding.. Frontiers in medicine. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1812471

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