Current utilization and performance status of endoscopic ultrasound in a community hospital

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Lok, Ka Ho ^a,b   Lee, Chi Kin ^a   Yiu, Hak Lim ^b   Lai, Lawrence ^a   Szeto, Ming Leung ^a   Leung, Siu Kee ^b  

^a Department of Medicine and Geriatrics ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community hospital; Endoscopic ultrasound; Performance; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER; SUBMUCOSA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38849176770     PISSN: 17512972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2007.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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