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Non-physician endoscopists: A systematic review
Maximilian Stephens, Luke F Hourigan, Mark Appleyard, George Ostapowicz, Mark Schoeman, Paul V Desmond, Jane M Andrews, Michael Bourke, David Hewitt, David A Margolin, Gerald J Holtmann
Maximilian Stephens, Luke F Hourigan, Gerald J Holtmann, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia
Maximilian Stephens, Luke F Hourigan, Gerald J Holtmann, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
Mark Appleyard, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, RBWH, Herston QLD 4006, Australia
George Ostapowicz, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gold Coast Hospital QLD 4215, Australia
Mark Schoeman, Jane M Andrews, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Paul V Desmond, St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne VIC 3010, Australia
Michael Bourke, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2145, Australia
David Hewitt, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
David Hewitt, Department of Gastroenterology, Queensland Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Coopers Plains, Brisbane QLD 4108, Australia
David A Margolin, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Ochsner Clinical School, University of Queensland, New Orleans LA 70121, United States
Author contributions: Holtmann GJ, Stephens M designed the research; Stephens M, Hourigan LF, Appleyard M, Ostapowicz G, Schoeman M, Desmond PV, Andrews JM, Bourke M, Hewitt D, Margolin DA, Holtmann GJ performed the research; Stephens M, Hourigan LF, Appleyard M, Ostapowicz G, Schoeman M, Desmond PV, Andrews JM, Bourke M, Hewitt D, Margolin DA, Holtmann GJ analyzed the data; Stephens M, Holtmann GJ wrote the paper.
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Correspondence to: Gerald J Holtmann, MD, PhD, MBA, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane QLD 4102, Australia.
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Received: July 27, 2014
Peer-review started: July 27, 2014
First decision: September 15, 2014
Revised: September 18, 2014
Accepted: December 14, 2014
Article in press: December 22, 2014
Published online: April 28, 2015
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