Canadian credentialing guidelines for endoscopic privileges: An overview

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 797-801

  Armstrong, David ^a   Enns, Robert ^b   Ponich, Terry ^c   Romagnuolo, Joseph ^d   Springer, Jonathon ^e   Barkun, Alan N ^f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

EID: 39149143639     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/414967     Document Type: Review

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