Effective reporting of key performance indicators is essential for balancing the benefits and drawbacks of colonoscopy

Evelien Dekker; Maxime E. S. Bronzwaer

doi:10.1055/a-0631-1849

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2018; 50(09): 837-838
DOI: 10.1055/a-0631-1849

Editorial

Effective reporting of key performance indicators is essential for balancing the benefits and drawbacks of colonoscopy

Referring to Holme et al. p. 871–877 and Derbyshire et al. p. 861–870

Evelien Dekker

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Maxime E. S. Bronzwaer

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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