• DOI:10.3109/00365521.2010.497935
Corpus ID: 5140517

“A surviving myth” – corticosteroids are still considered ulcerogenic by a majority of physicians

@article{Martinek2010ASM,
  title={“A surviving myth” – corticosteroids are still considered ulcerogenic by a majority of physicians},
  author={J. Martinek and K. Hlavova and F. Z{\'a}vada and B. Seifert and S. Rejchrt and O. Urban and M. Zavoral},
  journal={Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology},
  year={2010},
  volume={45},
  pages={1156 - 1161}
}

J. Martinek, K. Hlavova, +4 authors M. Zavoral

Published 2010

Medicine

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Abstract Objective. Evidence does not support an association between systemic corticosteroid use and the development of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and prophylactic anti-ulcer therapy is not routinely indicated. The aim was to find out the opinion of physicians in the Czech Republic on corticosteroid-induced ulcers. Materials and methods. A questionnaire-based study targeting 360 physicians of different specialties (100 from Gastroenterology, 100 from General Practice, 80 from Pneumology… CONTINUE READING

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