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Are sodium phosphate tablets better than polyethylene glycol solution plus bisacodyl tablets for bowel preparation?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 5, pages 296–297 (2008)Cite this article

Lichtenstein GR et al. (2007) Clinical trial: sodium phosphate tablets are preferred and better tolerated by patients compared to polyethylene glycol solution plus bisacodyl tablets for bowel preparation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 26: 1361–1370

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  1. M Bretthauer is a Gastroenterologist and an Endoscopist at Rikshospitalet Medical Centre, and a Researcher at the Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway.,

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Bretthauer, M. Are sodium phosphate tablets better than polyethylene glycol solution plus bisacodyl tablets for bowel preparation?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 296–297 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1142

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