Quality in endoscopy: it starts during fellowship

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-122

  Pollack, Michael J ^a   Chak, Amitabh ^b  

^a University Hospitals Case Medical Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 37249028225     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.07.026     Document Type: Editorial

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