How do i overcome difficulties in insertion?

Clinical Endoscopy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-281

  Jung, Yunho ^a   Lee, Suck Ho ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Difficulty; Gastrointestinal intubation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876291296     PISSN: 22342400     EISSN: 22342443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5946/ce.2012.45.3.278     Document Type: Review

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