Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 308-311 , February 2010

Computers for colonoscopy training: where do they fit in?

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.09.025

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 308-311 , February 2010

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