A snapshot of colonoscopy practice in England: Stimulus for improvement

Gut

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-165

  Palmer, K R ^a,c   Morris, A I ^b  

^a British Thoracic Society   (United Kingdom)

^b Jt Advsy Grp Gastrointest E   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 1642492960     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2003.022053     Document Type: Note

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