Assessing clinical generalizability in sedation studies of upper GI endoscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-33

  Abraham, Neena S ^a   Wieczorek, Paul ^b   Huang, Jack ^b   Mayrand, Serge ^b   Fallone, Carlo A ^b   Barkun, Alan N ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 3042540637     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(04)01307-0     Document Type: Article

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