The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 528-535 , June 2010

Specialty Differences in Polyp Detection, Removal, and Biopsy during Colonoscopy

  • Cynthia W. Ko, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Cynthia W. Ko, MD, MS, Division of Gastroenterology, Box 356424, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
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  • Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
    • Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash
    • ,
  • Pam Green, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
    • ,
  • William Kreuter, MPA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
    • ,
  • Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle

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 Funding: This work was funded by the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. Dominitz was supported by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Endoscopic Research Career Development Award. This material is the result of work supported in part by resources from the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or the Department of Veterans Affairs.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(10)00130-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.01.016

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 6 , Pages 528-535 , June 2010

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