Risky business: Oral sodium phosphate for precolonoscopy bowel preparation in children [1]

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 268-269

  Hassall, Eric ^a   Lobe, Thom E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM PHOSPHATE COTRANSPORTER;

CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLONOSCOPY; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INTESTINE PREPARATION; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; CATHARTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONOSCOPY; DEFECATION; HUMANS; PHOSPHATES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 34547661896     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318064c85e     Document Type: Letter

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