Influence of EUS training and pathology interpretation on accuracy of EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of pancreatic masses

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 669-673

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Wiersema, Lisa M ^a,b   Halling, Amy C ^a   Keeney, Gary L ^a   Salamao, Diva R ^a   Wiersema, Maurits J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic ^*

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRAINING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; TEACHER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036580675     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2002.123419     Document Type: Article

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