Prospective peer-review audit of paediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 551-554

  O'Loughlin, Edward V ^a   Dutt, Shoma ^a   Kamath, Ramananda ^a   Gaskin, Kevin ^a   Dorney, Stuart ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coeliac disease; Endoscopy; Oesophagitis; Quality assurance; Recurrent abdominal pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENTERITIS; ENTEROPATHY; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEDIATRICS; PEER REVIEW; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADOLESCENT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PEER REVIEW; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 34447318396     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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