Appropriateness of Colonoscopy in a Tertiary Referral Centre

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-31

  Jabar, Mohd Faisal ^a   Abdul Halim, Muhd Ezman ^a   Gul, Yunus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

EID: 0346334836     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60240-2     Document Type: Article

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