Audit of bowel preparation with Picolax® (sodium picosulfate plus magnesium citrate) for colonoscopy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 602-603

  Thomson, J ^a   Phull, P ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bowel preparation; Colonoscopy; Picolax ; Sodium picosulfate

Indexed keywords

PICOSULFATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CATHARTICS; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PICOLINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646231767     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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