Unsedated ultrathin EGD

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 874-876

  Saeian, Kia ^a   Shaker, Reza ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; EDITORIAL; ERADICATION THERAPY; EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; NOSE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARYNX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEDATION; STOMACH INTUBATION; UNITED STATES;

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 33751409816     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.07.037     Document Type: Editorial

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