Appropriateness of colonoscopy: Diagnostic yield and safety in guidelines

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1816-1819

  Grassini, Mario ^a   Verna, Carlo ^a   Niola, Paolo ^a   Navino, Monica ^a   Battaglia, Edda ^a   Bassotti, Gabrio ^b  

^a Cardinal Massaja Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Guideline

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 34248199348     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1816     Document Type: Article

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