Colonoscopy appropriateness: education is important to identify the right patient, at the right time, for the right reason

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-96

  Park, Walter G ^a   Triadafilopoulos, George ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; COLONOSCOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORATION; PHYSICIAN; POSTPOLYPECTOMY BLEEDING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLONOSCOPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 37249086842     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.09.031     Document Type: Editorial

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