Patterns of endoscopy use in the United States

Gastroenterology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 619-624

  Lieberman, David A ^a   De Garmo, Patricia L ^a   Fleischer, David E ^b   Eisen, Glenn M ^c   Helfand, Mark ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DYSPEPSIA; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034049534     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(00)70269-1     Document Type: Article

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