Nurses working in gastroenterology: what should be the scope of practice?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 480-482

  Ganz, Robert A ^a  

^a Minnesota Gastroenterology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; NURSING, PRACTICAL;

EID: 33847274231     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.12.019     Document Type: Editorial

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