Endosonography at a crossroads: The outcomes obligation

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 875-878

  Nickl, N ^a  

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032710448     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70185-9     Document Type: Editorial

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