Bowel preparation in children: Is polyethylene glycol an answer?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-

  Patel, Mohini G ^a   Pashankar, Dinesh S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; ENEMA; MACROGOL; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

CHILD CARE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATHARTICS; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SENNA PLANT;

EID: 84873057042     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31827e1f3d     Document Type: Editorial

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