Endoscopy Unit Efficiency: Quality Redefined

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1046-1049.e1

  Gellad, Ziad F ^a,b   Thompson, Cole P ^b   Taheri, Javad ^c  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; AHRQ; GASTROINTESTINAL; GI;

ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84882800442     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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