Who provides gastrointestinal endoscopy in Canada?

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 843-846

  Hilsden, Robert J ^a,e   Tepper, Joshua ^b   Moayyedi, Paul ^c   Rabeneck, Linda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Health Human Resource Strategy Division   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Health manpower

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COLONOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SURGEON; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 39149131347     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/563895     Document Type: Review

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