Efficacy and Effectiveness of Colonoscopy: How Do We Bridge the Gap?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 673-684

  Hewett, David G ^a,b   Kahi, Charles J ^a   Rex, Douglas K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenoma detection; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Effectiveness; Efficacy

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTESTINE PREPARATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WORKLOAD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77957260972     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2010.07.011     Document Type: Review

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