Education improves colonoscopy appropriateness

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-93

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

^a Cardinal Massaja Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; COST SAVINGS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 37249016994     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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