Community Colonoscopy: A Gordian Knot?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-30

  Allen, John I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COMMUNITY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 72249088147     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.11.035     Document Type: Editorial

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