Withdrawal time as a quality indicator for colonoscopy - A nationwide analysis

Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 476-481

  Moritz, V ^a,b   Bretthauer, M ^b,c,d   Ruud, H K ^e   Glomsaker, T ^f   De Lange, T ^g   Sandvei, P ^h   Huppertz Hauss, G ^a   Kjellevold, O ⁱ   Hoff, G ^a,b,c  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Gastronet Quality Assurance Program   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g Vestre Viken Hospital   (Norway)

^h Ostfold Hospital   (Norway)

ⁱ Telemark Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY WITHDRAWAL TIME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859932259     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1306898     Document Type: Article

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