The annual yield of diagnostic endoscopy of the lower digestive tract

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-40

  Loffeld, R J L F ^a   Van Der Putten, A B M M ^a  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Diagnostic yield; Endoscopy; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON; COLON CANCER; COLON DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; RECTOSCOPY; RECTUM; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM POLYP;

EID: 14244250810     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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