Prospective assessment of the diagnostic and therapeutic impact of small-bowel push enteroscopy

Endoscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 951-956

  Taylor, A C F ^a   Buttigieg, R J ^b   McDonald, I G ^a   Desmond, P V ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0242269398     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-43476     Document Type: Article

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