Quality programs in endoscopy: for the patient, the doctor and society

Arjun D. Koch

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1391439

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2015; 47(03): 190-191
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1391439

Editorial

Quality programs in endoscopy: for the patient, the doctor and society

Arjun D. Koch

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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