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<journal-title><![CDATA[GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology]]></journal-title>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Risk Stratification in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Measure of Safety and Efficiency in Emergency Care]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Estratificação do Risco em Hemorragia Digestiva Alta: Uma Medida de Segurança e Eficiência dos Cuidados Urgentes]]></article-title>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João Gastroenterology Department ]]></institution>
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<country>Portugal</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,University of Porto Faculty of Medicine ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<day>30</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<day>30</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>28</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>231</fpage>
<lpage>233</lpage>
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