Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , January 2008

Comparing Different Methods of Activating the Variable Stiffness Function of a Pediatric Variable Stiffness Colonoscope

  • Yu-Hsi Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Buddhist Tzu Chi University School of Medicine, Hualien, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • An-Liang Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hwai-Jeng Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hwai-Jeng Lin, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C

Received 16 July 2007 ,Accepted 26 December 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70068-6

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70068-6

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , January 2008

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