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This consensus document was jointly prepared and endorsed by SAGES, ASGE, and ASCRS and simultaneously published in Diseases of the Colon and Rectum and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
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Wexner, S., Eisen, G. & Simmang, C. Principles of privileging and credentialing for endoscopy and colonoscopy. Surg Endosc 16, 367–369 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-001-0073-8
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