Initial experience with capsule endoscopy at a major referral hospital

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 537-540

  Chong, André K H ^a   Taylor, Andrew C F ^a   Miller, Ashley M ^a   Desmond, Paul V ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SIMETHICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037805777     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05354.x     Document Type: Article

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