Patterns of Use of Flexible Sigmidoscopy, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy: A Population-Based Study in a Canadian Province | Zendy

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Patterns of Use of Flexible Sigmidoscopy, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy: A Population-Based Study in a Canadian Province

Author(s) -

Robert J. Hilsden

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2291-2797

pISSN - 2291-2789

DOI - 10.1155/2004/276149

Subject(s) - colonoscopy , sigmoidoscopy , medicine , polypectomy , endoscopy , colorectal cancer , population , gastroenterology , general surgery , demography , cancer , environmental health , sociology

Flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and gastroscopy are important in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. Pressure on endoscopy resources is expected due to increased screening for GI cancers. The present study examined patterns of use of GI endoscopy in a Canadian province, Alberta, with universal health care insurance.

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