Technical assessment of direct colonoscopy screening: Procedural success, safety, and feasibility

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-84

  Nelson, Douglas B ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0036148698     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-5157(03)00059-X     Document Type: Review

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