Position changes during colonoscopy: opening a can of worms?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 270-271

  Williams, Christopher ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; COLON ADENOMA; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; SUPINE POSITION;

COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; POSTURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846445656     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.07.010     Document Type: Editorial

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