Outcomes of 1949 endoscopic procedures: Performed by a Canadian rural family physician

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Kolber, Michael ^a,b   Szafran, Olga ^a   Suwal, Juhee ^b   Diaz, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b University of Alberta ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CECUM; CELIAC DISEASE; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 60749088609     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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