Colonoscopy quality: continuous improvement towards perfection

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2018; 06(11): E1310-E1311
DOI: 10.1055/a-0732-5216

Editorial

Authors

Anna Rawa-Golebiewska

¹Department of Gastroenterological Oncology and Department of Cancer Prevention, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute – Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland
Michal F. Kaminski

¹Department of Gastroenterological Oncology and Department of Cancer Prevention, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute – Oncology Center, Warsaw, Poland

²Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Oncology, Medical Center for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland

³Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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