Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy as the initial evaluation of pediatric patients with colitis: A survey of physician behavior and a cost analysis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-31

  Deutsch, David E ^a   Olson, Allan D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy Crohn's disease; Decision analysis; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Pediatrics; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

CHILD; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLONOSCOPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030802132     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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