Involvement of trainees in routine unsedated colonoscopy: review of a pilot experience

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 718-722

  Leung, Felix W ^a   Aharonian, H Steven ^a   Guth, Paul H ^a   Chu, Susan K ^a   Nguyen, Bichthuy D ^a   Simpson, Peter ^a  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEN'S HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

CALIFORNIA; COLONIC DISEASES; COLONOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VETERANS;

EID: 41049111059     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.11.040     Document Type: Article

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