Anesthesiologist involvement in screening colonoscopy: Temporal trends and cost implications in the medicare population

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Khiani, Vijay S ^a   Soulos, Pamela ^a   Gancayco, John ^a   Gross, Cary P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Endoscopy; Procedure; SEER

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83855164118     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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