Production Pressure in Endoscopy: Balancing Quantity and Quality

Gastroenterology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1842-1844

  Cohen, Lawrence B ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE POLYP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57249086235     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.10.060     Document Type: Editorial

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