Acceptance of colonoscopy requires more than test tolerance

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Condon, Amanda ^a   Graff, Lesley ^a   Elliot, Lawrence ^a   Ilnyckyj, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Colonoscopy; Test tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 40749144782     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/107467     Document Type: Article

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