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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2010; 2(1): 1-2
Published online Jan 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i1.1
Published online Jan 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i1.1
Endoscopy: Have we gastroenterologists lessened our value through the perception of us as professional proceduralists?
Sherman M Chamberlain, Section of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, United States
Author contributions: Chamberlain SM wrote this paper.
Correspondence to: Sherman M Chamberlain, MD, FACP, AGAF, FACG, Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, United States. schamberlain@mail.mcg.edu
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Received: January 16, 2009
Revised: March 30, 2009
Accepted: April 6, 2009
Published online: January 16, 2010
Revised: March 30, 2009
Accepted: April 6, 2009
Published online: January 16, 2010
Abstract
This is a commentary on the recently published meta-analysis by Wilkins et al which concluded that primary care physicians are able to provide comparable quality in performing colonoscopic colon cancer screening as gastroenterologists.
Keywords: Gastroenterologist; Endoscopy; Proceduralist; Professional