Canadian credentialing guidelines for colonoscopy

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-22

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

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DOCUMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT CARE; POLYPECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SIMULATOR; TIME; TRAINING;

EID: 40749091189     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/837347     Document Type: Article

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