Ethical issues in endoscopy: patient satisfaction, safety in elderly patients, palliation, and relations with industry

S. D. Ladas; B. Novis; K. Triantafyllou; R. Schoefl; T. Rokkas; C. Stanciu; P. Isaacs; S. N. Willich; O. Ronn; H. Dremel; G. Livadas; B. J. Egan; S. Boyacioglu; A. Selimovic; R. Pulanic; J. A. Karagiannis; J. P. Van Vooren; E. Kouroumalis; C. O’Morain; A. Nowak; J. Deviere; P. Malfertheiner; A. Axon

doi:10.1055/s-2007-966534

Endoscopy 2007; 39(6): 556-565
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966534

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Ethical issues in endoscopy: patient satisfaction, safety in elderly patients, palliation, and relations with industry

Second European Symposium on Ethics in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Kos, Greece, July 2006S. D. Ladas¹ , B. Novis¹ , K. Triantafyllou¹ , R. Schoefl¹ , T. Rokkas¹ , C. Stanciu¹ , P. Isaacs¹ , S. N. Willich¹ , O. Ronn¹ , H. Dremel¹ , G. Livadas¹ , B. J. Egan¹ , S. Boyacioglu¹ , A. Selimovic¹ , R. Pulanic¹ , J. A. Karagiannis¹ , J. P. Van Vooren¹ , E. Kouroumalis¹ , C. O’Morain¹ , A. Nowak¹ , J. Deviere¹ , P. Malfertheiner¹ , A. Axon¹

¹European Society of Gastroenterology, Munich, Germany

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