Quality of patient referral information for open-access endoscopic procedures.

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Published in Gastrointest Endosc on June 06, 2006

Authors

Barry Kisloff1, Pamela B Peele, Rupam Sharam, Adam Slivka

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.

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