Assessment of adherence to published surveillance guidelines - Opportunity to enhance efficiency of endoscopic practice

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Rathore, O ^a   Patchett, S ^a   Murray, F ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECTUM POLYP; REVIEW; ARTICLE; COLON POLYPOSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DATA BASE; ENTERITIS; EVALUATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; IRELAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 56349110807     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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