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Brief Report

A randomised controlled trial of a new 2 litre polyethylene glycol solution versus sodium picosulphate + magnesium citrate solution for bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy*

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Pages 481-488 | Accepted 23 Nov 2007, Published online: 04 Jan 2008

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