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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 49, 2014 - Issue 8
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Endoscopy

Intermediate-length colonoscope needs more training duration than long-length colonoscope

Yong Gil KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Gumi, Korea
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Kyung-Jo KimDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dong-Hoon YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Byong Duk YeDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Jeong-Sik ByeonDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Seung-Jae MyungDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Suk-Kyun YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Jin-Ho KimDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Pages 1007-1013 | Received 09 Oct 2013, Accepted 11 Oct 2013, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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