I offer "Ambulatory Surgical Center-as-Collaborator" to expand availability of colonoscopy with family physicians.

J Rural Health

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Published: January 2025

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