A blinded clinical trial comparing conventional cleansing enema, Pico-salax and Golytely for barium enema bowel preparation

Brain and Language

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 566-569

  Lai, A K H ^a   Kwok, P C H ^a   Man, S W ^a   Lau, R S F ^a   Chan, S C H ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; GOLYTELY; PICOSULFATE SODIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASTE; VOMITING;

EID: 22644432709     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(96)80137-1     Document Type: Review

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