Effectiveness and patient satisfaction with screening flexible sigmoidoscopy performed by registered nurses

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 158-162

  Schoenfeld, P S ^a   Cash, B ^a   Kita, J ^a   Piorkowski, M ^a   Cruess, D ^a   Ransohoff, D ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SKILL; SURGEON;

EID: 0033060999     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70480-3     Document Type: Article

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