Effective of a continuous quality improvement program on colonoscopy practice

Endoscopy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 314-318

  Imperiali, G ^a   Minoli, G ^a   Meucci, G M ^a   Spinzi, G ^a   Strocchi, E ^a   Terruzzi, V ^a   Radaelli, Franco ^a  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLON POLYP; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; ITALY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247276059     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-945196     Document Type: Article

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