Colonic biopsy practice for evaluation of diarrhea in patients with normal endoscopic findings: Results from a national endoscopic database

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 371-375

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Olson, Jeffrey S ^b   Mattek, Nora C ^b   Holub, Jennifer L ^b   Lieberman, David A ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; COLITIS; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 14844296401     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(04)02594-5     Document Type: Article

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