The European Panel on Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal  
Endoscopy (EPAGE): Project and Methods

J.-P. Vader; B. Burnand; F. Froehlich; R. W. Dubois; M. Bochud; J.-J. Gonvers

doi:10.1055/s-1999-71

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 1999; 31(8): 572-578
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-71

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The European Panel on Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EPAGE): Project and Methods

J.-P. Vader ¹ , B. Burnand ¹ , F. Froehlich ² , R. W. Dubois ³ , M. Bochud ¹ , J.-J. Gonvers ²

* Institut Universitaire de Médicine Sociale et Préventive, Lausanne, Switzerland
** Policlinique Médicale Universitaire, Lausanne, Switzerland
*** Protocare Sciences, Santa Monica, USA

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