Colonoscopy practice in Italy: A prospective survey on behalf of the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 897-904

  Radaelli, F ^a   Meucci, G ^a   Minoli, G ^a  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL DISEASE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RECOVERY ROOM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEDATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52749095778     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.02.021     Document Type: Article

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