Factors associated with colonoscopy performed in nonhospital settings

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 419-424

  Alharbi, Othman ^a   Rabeneck, Linda ^a   Paszat, Lawrence F ^a   Wijeysundera, Duminda N ^b   Sutradhar, Rinku ^c   Yun, Lingsong ^c   Vinden, Christopher M ^d   Tinmouth, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Hospital; Nonhospital settings; Ontario; Population based studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREND STUDY;

EID: 77954972646     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/151232     Document Type: Article

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