The examiner's learning effect and its influence on the quality of endoscopic ultrasonography in carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 894-898

  Schlick, T ^a   Heintz, A ^a   Junginger, Th ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Esophagus; Gastric cardia carcinoma; Learning effect; Staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CARDIA CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032876953     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901128     Document Type: Article

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