What has happened to the cathartic colon?

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 486-488

  Müller Lissner, Stefan ^a  

^a Abteilung für Innere Medizin   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CASCARA; COLOCYNTH; LAXATIVE; MERCUROUS CHLORIDE; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; PODOPHYLLIN; STRYCHNINE;

BARIUM ENEMA; COLON INJURY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029820330     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.3.486     Document Type: Short Survey

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