Stool consistency and stool frequency are excellent clinical markers for adequate colon preparation after polyethylene glycol 3350 cleansing protocol: a prospective clinical study in children

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1131-1135

  Safder, Shaista ^a   Demintieva, Yulia ^a   Rewalt, Mary ^a   Elitsur, Yoram ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COLON LAVAGE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CATHARTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLONOSCOPY; DEFECATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649083545     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.04.026     Document Type: Article

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