Accuracy of polyp detection by gastroenterologists and nurse endoscopists during flexible sigmoidoscopy: A randomized trial

Gastroenterology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 312-318

  Schoenfeld, P ^a   Lipscomb, S ^a   Crook, J ^a   Dominguez, J ^a   Butler, J ^a   Holmes, L ^a   Cruess, D ^a   Rex, D ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0032801425     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.1999.0029900312     Document Type: Article

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