Is referral for colonoscopy underutilized by primary care physicians?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 693-696

  Bond, John H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0033764502     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2000.110451     Document Type: Article

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