Is production pressure jeopardizing the quality of colonoscopy? A survey of U.S. endoscopists' practices and perceptions

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Whitson, Matthew J ^a   Bodian, Carol A ^b   Aisenberg, James ^a   Cohen, Lawrence B ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SALARY; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84857198905     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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