A grading scale to evaluate colon cleansing for the PillCam COLON capsule: A reliability study

Endoscopy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Leighton, J A ^a   Rex, D K ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON LAVAGE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 79551488965     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255916     Document Type: Article

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