Influence of operator experience and reporting time on the accuracy of esophageal capsule endoscopy screening for varices

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 303-311

  Wigg, Alan J ^a,b   Bull, Jeff ^b   De Silva, Mahinda ^a,b   Jusaitis, Melissa ^a   Ramachandran, Jeyamani ^a   Edwards, Sam ^a   Rodgers, Alexander ^a   Bampton, Peter ^a   Martin, Jonathan ^b   Woodman, Richard J ^c  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051731808     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SGA.0b013e31822489b1     Document Type: Article

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