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Hematemesis due to bitter melon (Momordica charantia) extract-induced gastric ulcerations

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  1. Department of Medicine, Government, Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, 160 030, India

    Nikhil Nadkarni, Sanjay D’Cruz & Atul Sachdev

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Nadkarni, N., D’Cruz, S. & Sachdev, A. Hematemesis due to bitter melon (Momordica charantia) extract-induced gastric ulcerations. Indian J Gastroenterol 29, 43–44 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-010-0009-0

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