Endoscopic manpower in Romania seems deficient: Appropriate training is mandatory

Romanian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-7

  Mulder, Chris J J ^a   Terhaar Sive Droste, Jochim S ^a   Barrow, Peter H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ROMANIA; TRAINING;

COLONOSCOPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; ROMANIA;

EID: 16244407741     PISSN: 12214167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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