Colonoscopy in rural communities: Can family physicians perform the procedure with safe and efficacious results?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 353-358

  Edwards, Jeffrey K ^a   Norris, Thomas E ^b  

^a St Mary's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CECUM; COLON CANCER; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; POLYP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 16544374985     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.5.353     Document Type: Article

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