A European view of diagnostic yield and appropriateness of colonoscopy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 75, 2007, Pages 729-735

  Gonvers, Jean Jacques ^a   Harris, Jennifer K ^b   Wietlisbach, Vincent ^b   Burnand, Bernard ^b   Vader, John Paul ^b   Froehlich, Florian ^a,c   Afonso Debourse, J ^d   Audigier, J C ^d   Barthelemy C ^d   Benoni, C ^d   Bures, J ^d   Bytzer, P ^d   Chaussade, S ^d   Deinert, K ^d   D'Inca R ^d   Dumas, O ^d   Eckardt, V F ^d   Fork, F T ^d   Fried, R ^d   Gaudric, M ^d   Gerbaud, L ^d   Gianni, S ^d   Gnauck, R ^d   Gyrtrup, H J ^d   Hansen, J M ^d   Hilsden, R J ^d   Hoch, J ^d   Keil, R ^d   Kohut, M ^d   Le Corguille M ^d   Matzen, P ^d   Meucci, G ^d   Minoli, G ^d   Moayyedi, P ^d   Neuhaus, H ^d   Nowak, A ^d   O'Mahony, S ^d   Payeras, G ^d   Piqueras, J P ^d   Rey, J F ^d   Rey, J P ^d   Rejchrt, S ^d   Ridpath, J ^d   Romanczyk, T ^d   Saez, M A ^d   Sahm, S ^d   Sato, S ^d   Saunders, B ^d   Schmidt, P ^d   Schumacher, B ^d   Schwarz, J ^d   Siroky, M ^d   Sturniolo, G C ^d   Swain, D ^d   Toth, E ^d   Vance, M ^d   more..

^a POLICLINIQUE MÉDICALE UNIVERSITAIRE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Appropriateness of care; Colonoscopy; Diagnostic yield; Health services research; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; ANGIODYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

COLONOSCOPY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34250164180     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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