Gastrointestinal endoscopy in a low budget context: Delegating EGD to non-physician clinicians in Malawi can be feasible and safe

Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-176

  Wilhelm, T J ^a,b   Mothes, H ^a,c   Chiwewe, D ^a   Mwatibu, B ^a   Khler, G ^b  

^a Zomba Central Hospital   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OFFICER; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALAWI; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALAWI; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL DELEGATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 84856225561     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291446     Document Type: Article

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