Variation in polyp size estimation among endoscopists and impact on surveillance intervals

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 652-659

  Chaptini, Louis ^a   Chaaya, Adib ^b   Depalma, Fedele ^b   Hunter, Krystal ^b   Peikin, Steven ^b   Laine, Loren ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rowan University ^*  (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDOSCOPIST; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL PATHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTESTINE POLYP; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL VALUE; POLYP SIZE; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; VIDEORECORDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84922462325     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.01.053     Document Type: Article

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