Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 461-467.e2 , March 2010

Effectiveness of asynchronous tele-endoscopy

Presented at Digestive Disease Week, May 18-21 2008, San Diego, California (Gastrointest Endosc 2008;67:AB257).

Received 16 February 2009 ,Accepted 14 October 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: The study was funded through the Centre for Global e-Health Innovation (http://www.ehealthinnovation.org/) as part of an electronic health record development and evaluation initiative. All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02590-5

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.020

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 461-467.e2 , March 2010

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