Learning Curve of Double Balloon Enteroscopy

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 59-61

  Fry, Lucia C ^a   Mönkemüller, Klaus ^a   Neumann, Helmut ^a   Weigt, Jochen ^a   Bellutti, Michael ^a   Malfertheiner, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

double balloon enteroscope; double balloon enteroscopy; endoscopy skills; learning curve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING CURVE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40949146992     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tgie.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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