Performance, patient acceptance, appropriateness of indications and potential influence on outcome of EUS: A prospective study in 397 consecutive patients

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 737-745

  Allescher, H D ^a   Rosch, T ^a   Willkomm, G ^a   Lorenz, R ^a   Meining, A ^a   Classen, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032736119     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70152-5     Document Type: Article

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