Reaching a consensus of what an endoscopy service should be doing: A critical step on the road to excellence in endoscopy

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-16

  Valori, Roland ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSENSUS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84856376348     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/487030     Document Type: Editorial

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