Quality indicators for colonoscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Rex, Douglas K ^a   Petrini, John L ^a   Baron, Todd H ^a   Chak, Amitabh ^a   Cohen, Jonathan ^a   Deal, Stephen E ^a   Hoffman, Brenda ^a   Jacobson, Brian C ^a   Mergener, Klaus ^a   Petersen, Bret T ^a   Safdi, Michael A ^a   Faigel, Douglas O ^a   Pike, Irving M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; COLON BIOPSY; COLON HEMORRHAGE; COLON PERFORATION; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTUBATION; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 33645126399     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.02.021     Document Type: Article

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