"Appropriateness" or "prioritization" for GI endoscopic procedures?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1034-1036

  Andriulli, Angelo ^a   Annese, Vito ^a   Terruzzi, Vittorio ^b   Grossi, Enzo ^c   Minoli, Giorgio ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Division of Medical Affairs   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33747128525     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.11.024     Document Type: Editorial

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