Learning curves for colonoscopy: A prospective evaluation of gastroenterology fellows at a single center

Gut and Liver

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Chung, Jae Il ^a   Kim, Nayoung ^a,b   Um, Min Sik ^a   Kang, Kyung Phil ^a   Lee, Donghun ^a   Na, Jong Chun ^a   Lee, Eun Sil ^a   Chung, Yeon Mu ^a   Won, Ji Yeon ^a   Lee, Kwang Ho ^a   Nam, Tek Man ^a   Lee, Jung Hun ^a   Choi, Hyun Chul ^a   Lee, Sang Hyub ^a   Park, Young Soo ^a,b   Hwang, Jin Hyuk ^a   Kim, Jin Wook ^a   Jeong, Sook Hyang ^a   Lee, Dong Ho ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Fellows; Learning curves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CECAL INTUBATION TIME; CECUM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; TIME;

EID: 77949818315     PISSN: 19762283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2010.4.1.31     Document Type: Article

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