A "time-and-motion" study of endoscopic practice: strategies to enhance efficiency

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1043-1050

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Chrysostomou, Kristia ^a   Himy, Naila ^a   Leong, Wai Ling ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 56349138660     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1116     Document Type: Article

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