21.   The concentration of other essential cationic metals in gastric juice did not differ between healthy subjects and those with peptic ulcer disease.

22.   The prevalence of use of peptic ulcer drugs in the Danish population is described at two points in time using registrations of applications for reimbursement.

23.   We attempt to describe also the prevalence of longterm use of peptic ulcer drugs and the epidemiologic risk factors for longterm use in Denmark.

24.   At the same time, the general reimbursement was cancelled for all peptic ulcer drugs.

25.   The increase in prevalence of medical treatment for peptic ulcer diseaes is apparent.

26.   Not only does the use of peptic ulcer drugs increase, but the drugs are increasingly being used by the oldest users in the population.

27.   A slight shift in the age distribution would be expected because of the increasing prevalence of non-operated peptic ulcer patients in the population.

28.   Similarly, the increasing use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may have caused an increasing number of peptic ulcer cases in the older age groups.

29.   Compared with peptic ulcer, these diseases are rare and not particularly prevalent among the oldest in the population.

30.   The patient was in good health and did not have peptic ulcer disease.