Unsedated colonoscopy introduced to ensure access is acceptable to a subgroup of veterans

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2719-2722

  Leung, Felix W ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Nursing shortage; Trainee; Unsedated colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VETERAN;

COLONOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MILITARY NURSING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VETERANS;

EID: 50949099393     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0192-8     Document Type: Article

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