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Bleeding from the alimentary tract is an important manifestation of gastrointestinal disease. It may present as an unexplained anaemia, as the passage of black stool, as the passage of red blood per rectum, or by vomiting of fresh or altered blood.
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Bateson, M.C., Bouchier, I.A. (1988). Gastrointestinal bleeding. In: Clinical Investigations in Gastroenterology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2633-2_3
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