Clinical practice variation in the management of diminutive colorectal polyps: Results of a national survey of gastroenterologists

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 873-878

  Gellad, Ziad F ^a,b   Voils, Corrine I ^a,b   Lin, Li ^b   Provenzale, Dawn ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL POLYP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL POLYPS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84878954951     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.316     Document Type: Article

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