Endoscopic research biopsies in human subjects: is it safe enough?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 911-913

  Siersema, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BLEEDING; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLON BIOPSY; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ENTERITIS; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STOMACH PERFORATION; TISSUE SECTION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 62649157367     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.07.011     Document Type: Editorial

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