"Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A lesion on the surface of the skin or a mucous surface, produced by the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D014456
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.891
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Hospital discharges resulting from esophagitis among Medicare beneficiaries. Dig Dis Sci. 1994 Jan; 39(1):183-8.