title: The effect of the Gulf War on upper-gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Upper-gastrointestinal bleeding may be related to tension or fear, which are commonly aggravating factors in digestive diseases. A survey was made of patients living in and around Hadera (located in Israel's central coastal region) during the Gulf War (January 18 through February 28, 1991) who suffered from upper-gastrointestinal bleeding; they were compared with patients seen during 1990 and 1992-1993 at the same time of the year. We found no appreciable difference in the rate of upper-gastrointestinal bleeding during the analogous periods covered in the survey.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sternberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koskas
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fireman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014857:Warfare