Colonoscopy preparation: Is there still room for senna? [1]

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 463-

  Radaelli, Franco ^a   Minoli, Giorgio ^a  

^a VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE; SENNA EXTRACT; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLEANING; COLONOSCOPY; DRUG COST; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; LETTER; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION;

EID: 0036738974     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(02)70067-9     Document Type: Letter

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