Capsule endoscopy in suspected small bowel Crohn's disease: Economic impact of disease diagnosis and treatment

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 45, 2009, Pages 5685-5692

  Leighton, Jonathan A ^a   Gralnek, Ian M ^b   Richner, Randel E ^c   Lacey, Michael J ^c   Papatheofanis, Frank J ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c The Neocure Group   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Costs; Crohn's disease; Disease management

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE;

EID: 74049127363     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5685     Document Type: Article

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