European Panel on the Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal  
Endoscopy (EPAGE): Conclusion and WWW Site

J.-P. Vader; F. Froehlich; R. W. Dubois; C. Beglinger; V. Wietlisbach; V. Pittet; N. Ebel; J.-J. Gonvers; B. Burnand

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Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 1999; 31(8): 687-694
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-72

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European Panel on the Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EPAGE): Conclusion and WWW Site

J.-P. Vader ² , F. Froehlich ¹ , R. W. Dubois ³ , C. Beglinger ⁴ , V. Wietlisbach² , V. Pittet² , N. Ebel⁴ , J.-J. Gonvers¹ , B. Burnand²

* Policlinique Médicale Universitaire, Lausanne, Switzerland
** Institut Universitaire de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Lausanne, Switzerland
*** Protocare Sciences, Santa Monica, USA
**** Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, Lausanne, Switzerland
***** Gastroenterology Department, University of Basel, Switzerland

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