Understanding the risks of colonoscopy: looking forward

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 672-674

  Pochapin, Mark B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR BIOPSY;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61349203435     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.12.046     Document Type: Editorial

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