The European Panel on the Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guidelines colonoscopy in an open-access endoscopy unit: A prospective study

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 609-613

  Balaguer, F ^a   Llach, J ^a,b   Castells, A ^a   Bordas, J M ^a   Pellise M ^a   Rodriguez Moranta F ^a   Mata, A ^a   Fernandez Esparrach G ^a   Gines A ^a   Pique J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; COLONOSCOPY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 20144384618     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2005.02359.x     Document Type: Article

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