Colonoscopy in elderly Asians: A prospective evaluation in routine clinical practice

Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-81

  Wee Tah, M A ^a   Mahadeva, Sanjiv ^a   Kunanayagam, Soraya ^a   Poi, Philip Jun Hua ^a   Goh, Khean Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asian; Cardio respiratory; Colonoscopy; Elderly; Performance; Sedation.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876064844     PISSN: 17512972     EISSN: 17512980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2007.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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