Colonoscopy: The Current King of the Hill in the USA

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 639-646

  Rex, Douglas K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal polyp; Screening

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930162142     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3448-0     Document Type: Article

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