A life threatening complication after ingestion of sodium phosphate bowel preparation

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7568, 2006, Pages 589-590

  Woo, Y Mun ^a   Crail, Susan ^b   Curry, Graham ^a   Geddes, Colin C ^a  

^a INVERCLYDE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON POLYP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 33748931783     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.589     Document Type: Article

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