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Quality in colonoscopy: European perspectives and practice

Colin J ReesSouth Tyneside District Hospital, Harton Lane, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0PL, UK;School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Durham University, University Boulevard, Queens Campus, Stockton-on-Tees, UK;Northern Region Endoscopy GroupCorrespondence[email protected]
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Praveen T RajasekharSouth Tyneside District Hospital, Harton Lane, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0PL, UK;Northern Region Endoscopy Group
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Matthew D RutterSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, Durham University, University Boulevard, Queens Campus, Stockton-on-Tees, UK;Northern Region Endoscopy Group;University Hospital of North Tees, Hardwick Road, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
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Evelein DekkerAcademic Medicxal Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 29-47 | Published online: 02 Dec 2013

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