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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Guidelines

Guidelines for privileging and credentialing physicians in gastrointestinal endoscopy

Authors: Jonathan Pearl, Erika Fellinger, Brian Dunkin, Eric Pauli, Thadeus Trus, Jeffrey Marks, Robert Fanelli, Michael Meara, Dimitrios Stefanidis, William Richardson

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 8/2016

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These guidelines are intended to assist and provide practical guidance to hospital, ambulatory facility or other credentialing committees in their task of granting privileges for flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy. …
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Metadata
Title
Guidelines for privileging and credentialing physicians in gastrointestinal endoscopy
Authors
Jonathan Pearl
Erika Fellinger
Brian Dunkin
Eric Pauli
Thadeus Trus
Jeffrey Marks
Robert Fanelli
Michael Meara
Dimitrios Stefanidis
William Richardson
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-016-5066-8

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