Capsule endoscopy reviewed by a nurse: Is it here to stay?

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 603-604

  Caunedo Alvarez, A ^a   Garcia Montes J M ^a   Herrerias J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PREVALENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SKILL; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE;

EID: 33748484882     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2006.03.023     Document Type: Note

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